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America at War World War II Ten Greatest Heroes

America at War World War II Ten Greatest Heroes. Genre: Non Fiction Author: John Perritano By: Spencer Alexander. Summary. This book was about 10 heroes of WW II James H. Doolittle: led the bombing of Japan Chester W. Nimitz: commanded the US Pacific fleet in the Battle of Midway

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America at War World War II Ten Greatest Heroes

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  1. America at WarWorld War IITen Greatest Heroes Genre: Non Fiction Author: John Perritano By: Spencer Alexander

  2. Summary • This book was about 10 heroes of WW II • James H. Doolittle: led the bombing of Japan • Chester W. Nimitz: commanded the US Pacific fleet in the Battle of Midway • John Basilone: commanded a unit of machine gunners on the island of Guadacanal • Georgi Zhukov: led the Soviets in the Battle of Stalingrad • George S. Patton: master of the tanks, nickname was “Old Blood & Guts”

  3. Summary • This book was about 10 heroes of WW II • Tommy Macpherson: led the invasion of Europe • Audie Murphy: last man standing in the European campaign • Anthony McAuliffe: ordered to protect Bastogne • Henry Mucci: led a prison camp raid • Daniel Inouye: ordered to capture ColleMusatello, Italy

  4. Recommendation • I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about World War II and some of its greatest heroes.

  5. What I’ve Learned • I learned all about these people’s lives and how they protected our country during the war.

  6. How I can apply this • If I wanted to be a history teacher, this book would come in handy.

  7. James H. Doolittle Chester W. Nimitz

  8. John Basilone Georgi Zhukov George S. Patton

  9. Anthony McAuliffe Audie Murphy • Henry Mucci

  10. Daniel Inouye

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