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Library Journal
Reviewed on August 19, 2010
The most-decorated writer of nonfiction for children and teens tackles the Great War. Combining succinct, elegant, and chilling photographs, Freedman (hi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2010 |
With an abundance of historical photographs and a characteristically lucid, well-organized text, Freedman documents the history of the First World War: from its tangled beginnings, through years of stalemate in the trenches between 1914 and 1918, to the collapse of empires and an uneasy peace. Freedman dedicates his book to his father, who served in France in 1918; indeed, a picture of that sixteen-year-old soldier is a moving reminder of the youth of the sixty-five mill...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Starred Review on January 1, 2010
With an abundance of historical photographs and a characteristically lucid, well-organized text, Freedman documents the history of the Firs...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on June 1, 2010
Russell Freedman’s lucid prose clearly explains the complex dynamics behind this international conflict. The book neither shies away from nor sensationalizes the more disturbing aspects of WWI’s battles. Quotes from and anecdotes about individual soldiers help readers relate to the soldiers’...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
