GJSHS book reviews » War http://gjshslibrary.edublogs.org written by students and staff Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:58:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 True Stories of D-Day by Henry Brook http://gjshslibrary.edublogs.org/2006/06/16/true-stories-of-d-day-by-henry-brook/ http://gjshslibrary.edublogs.org/2006/06/16/true-stories-of-d-day-by-henry-brook/#comments Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:54:36 +0000 Christina Brownell http://gjshslibrary.edublogs.org/2006/06/16/true-stories-of-d-day-by-henry-brook/ ddayJune 6, 1944 the allies storm onto Normandy beach hoping to invade Europe. Canadians and British as well as the Americans try to take the beach of Normandy from the Germans. The beach is broken up into 5 sections: Utah and Omaha for the Americans, Gold and Sword for the British, and Juno for the Canadians. This epic battle was one of the most astonishing and fatal battles of World War Two and in U.S. history. It talks about the beach landings and of the paratroopers behind the front lines, as well as rangers that had been sent over night to creep over the cliffs and take out the enemy gunner emplacements. They faced machine gun fire, mortar fire, snipers, artillery and much, much more, as well as bad weather. This is a book of unforgettable journeys of brave young men. I rate this book a five out of five stars because of its epic journeys and brave men that astonished the world.

Chris K. – 8th grade

]]> http://gjshslibrary.edublogs.org/2006/06/16/true-stories-of-d-day-by-henry-brook/feed/ 0 True Stories of the Second World War by Paul Dowswell http://gjshslibrary.edublogs.org/2006/03/31/true-stories-of-the-second-world-war-by-paul-dowswell/ http://gjshslibrary.edublogs.org/2006/03/31/true-stories-of-the-second-world-war-by-paul-dowswell/#comments Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:52:54 +0000 Christina Brownell http://gjshslibrary.edublogs.org/2006/03/31/true-stories-of-the-second-world-war-by-paul-dowswell/ trueIf you like books about the past war and true stories, this is the book for you. The book tells about many true and interesting true stories about World War Two from many different sides. There are stories told by the Americans, Germans, The Soviet Union, the French and British armies. There are stories about secret war weapons, astonishing women war pilots, battles fought on top and bottom of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, also the German U-boats that were terrorizing the Gulf of Mexico, and duels between lone snipers. I would rate this book four out of five stars because of its amazing true stories that just want to keep you reading. I hope that you read this book because it is amazing.

Chris K.- 8th grade

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