Adventures in Time: The Second World War

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Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME* series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true

'Everything was ready. The air was thick with excitement. This was D-Day...'

Prepare to enter the most dramatic conflict the world has ever seen, as historian Dominic Sandbrook takes us on a spine-tingling, heart-stopping adventure. We witness the Second World War first-hand through the eyes of ordinary people living in extraordinary times, from the women who worked all night in factories to the chess players who cracked unbreakable codes. Because in total war, no life is left untouched...

The Adventures in Time series brings the past alive for twenty-first century children. These stories are every bit as exciting as those of Harry Potter or Matilda Wormwood. The only difference is they actually happened...

*(Perfect for all readers who enjoy tales of heroes, villains, battles, escapes, codebreakers and a secret agent known as the Hedgehog)

© Dominic Sandbrook 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Critics Review

  • Few plots can rival the real-life dramas played out in the superb Adventures in Time series by the historian Dominic Sandbrook, one of the most exciting new voices in children’s non-fiction.

    Daily Telegraph
  • History and fiction meld in a spectacular new series retelling thrilling tales from past eras, all with the benefit of the latest research.

    Financial Times
  • Brimming with facts and rich in detail … the brio of the accounts sweep children along on the adventure and introduce them to the way in which history shapes our modern world.

    Daily Mail Children's Books of the Year 2021

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