by Terry Deary · Scholastic · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780439943994
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«Woeful Second World War» is Terry Deary's illustrated history book for young readers, published by Scholastic in paperback (144 pages, in English).
The book covers the Second World War with the macabre humour and curious facts of the Horrible Histories series: who made a meal from worms or which smelly soldiers were located by the enemy's sense of smell. The British Home Guard and the defence of Berlin by twelve-year-old children also appear.
It is the 22nd instalment of Terry Deary's Horrible Histories series, with illustrations by Martin Brown.
Suitable for readers aged 8 to 12 who want to discover history with humour and without sugar-coating.
William Terence Deary is a British children's author of 351 books, selling over 38 million copies in over 45 languages, best known as the writer of the Horrible Histories series. Since 1994 he has been one of Britain's best-selling authors. In 2012, he was the tenth most-borrowed author in British libraries, and was voted Outstanding Children's Non-Fiction Author of the 20th Century by Books for Keeps magazine.
