2. World War Ⅱ

 In Germany, in the early 1920s, the government printed more and more paper notes to try and make up for the lack of money. (p. 21)


    This book has eight chapters talking about the general history World War Ⅱ with some humorous jokes.

    From my point of view, chapter 2, "The Charging Rhino" interested me a lot. The title compared German to a charging rhinoceros, which is hilarious. The chapter mainly covers the offense and defense between Britain and Germany. Four weeks after Hitler's army invaded Poland on September 1st, 1939, the entire country was under German and Russian control. Then, the Germans tore through Belgium, Holland, and France, whose towns and cities were thoroughly bombed by German planes. The Brits could not help but retreat not to be wiped out. Here is a famous escape story. In May, 1940, there were hundreds of thousands of British and French soldiers who were trapped in Dunkirk, which is the French coast in a seaside resort. In fact, the British government did not have many boats enough to rescue all of them. Therefore, it called for help on the radio ---- "Please will everyone who has a boat, even a small one, lend it to us so we can rescue our lads. " Astoundingly, hundreds of people responded. As a result, fleets of fishing boats, yachts and even little rowing boats bobbed across the English Channel to rescue those soldiers. They were defeated by Germany before this amazing rescue, but for them, it felt like a victory to have been able to save the lives of more than 338,000 men. 

    Here is a fascinating fact that I did not know. When Britain was preparing for a forthcoming war with Germany, the government demanded part-time volunteers. One and half million men actually signed up, and they became known as the "Home Guard". They had so few weapons, so they even created their own weapons such as the DIY pike, the DIY bomber, and the DIY grenade, or Molotov Cocktail. 

    Chapter 6, "How to become a spy" is also interesting. If you got interested in this book, I would recommend you read it.


Robinson, Tony. (2013). Tony Robinson's weird world of wonders World War Ⅱ. The UK: Macmillan Children's Books

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