Author Kelly Milner Halls has written another sure-to-be popular nonfiction title. HEROES OF WORLD WAR II features an amazing group of individuals who left their marks on history. I highly recommend this one to not only history lovers, but also history teachers looking to share tidbits of history with their students. Each hero is highlighted in a two page tribute detailing a bit of personal history as well as each person's contribution during the war.
Mariya Borisovna Bruskina was the first Russian killed resisting the Nazi occupation, Jacklyn "Jack" Lucas lied on his enlistment papers just months after his 14th birthday. Jack saved a number of his fellow soldiers when he jumped on a grenade. He was the youngest at age 17 to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Dorie Miller made his mark in the Navy. Being black he was not allowed to train as a regular sailor, but he left his cleaning detail to man an antiaircraft gun saving countless lives. Even Marcel Marceau is included in this collection of 50 heroes. He helped over 70 Jewish children escape to Switzerland. His skill as a mime came in handy as he entertained the children and kept them quiet during their escape.
These are just a few of the many heroes featured in this book. The well-researched and carefully recorded information contained in HEROES OF WORLD WAR II will help this period in history live on for countless readers now and in the future. Thank you to the publisher for the review copy.
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