Horrible Histories: Woeful Second World War

The classic bestseller! No more boring nice-guy nonsense about history. It’s time to learn it the horrible way. And things don’t get more horrible than Adolf Hitler and his barmy army! While Hitler’s terrifying troops goose-stepped around the globe, about 80 million people died in history’s deadliest conflict. Frightful flying bombs. Rotten rationing recipes. Snowy sieges, nasty Nazis and cruel concentration camps. Find out about all those things, and learn how to make a rude noise with a gas mask. Go on: you know you want to!

  • A bestselling original Horrible Histories classic
  • Full of jokes, cartoons, quizzes and funny facts
  • Written in Terry Deary’s brilliantly witty style
  • Over 25 million Horrible Histories books sold

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    Martin Brown

    Martin Brown was born in Australia but currently lives in Dorset. In 1993, he illustrated the first of the HORRIBLE HISTORIES, and has now contributed to more than 60 titles in the series.

    Awards

    Blue Peter, Best Factual Book 2002 for Terrible Tudors

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    Terry Deary

    Terry is a former actor, theatre-director and Drama teacher and currently lives in County Durham. He has written over 150 books in the UK, including 44 Horrible Histories titles, and was voted the fifth most popular living children’s author in a 2005 Guardian survey.

    Awards

    Terry Deary won the 2001 Blue Peter Prize for Rotten Romans.

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