History Read Along – Inferno: The World at War, Chapters 15-16

New chapter notes for our summer read-along through some World War II history. If you noticed the lack of Civil War posts on this blog on Monday, my apologies; I encountered some travel craziness (read: extreme weather delays) and couldn’t keep my eyes open by Sunday night to write.

The good news – I did get to have a good discussion about World War II history and that conflict’s historical interpretation with a historian during that trip.

Moving onward now into this new section, and just a reminder – rough language and war details in the book itself, so I’d recommended families and kids read the chapter notes and save the full text for a few years.  Continue reading

History Read Along – Inferno: The World at War, Chapters 11-12

It’s summer, and it’s hot outside! Did you shiver reading about the battles and attacks in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and the land battles in Russia?

Here are the notes for Chapters 11-12 in Inferno: The World at War:

(Disclaimer: chapter notes on the blog are great for kids interested in World War II, but the book itself is better suited for a grown-up audience.) Continue reading