World War II Infantrymen: An Interactive History Adventure
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Steven Otfinoski
Steven Otfinoski has written more than 150 books for young readers. Three of his nonfiction books have been chosen Books for the Teen Age by the New York Public Library. Steve is also a playwright and has his own theater company that brings one-person plays about American history to schools. Steve lives in Connecticut with his wife, who is a teacher. They have two children, two dogs, and a cat.
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World War II Infantrymen - Steven Otfinoski
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ABOUT YOUR ADVENTURE
YOU live in a world at war in the early 1940s. The Allies are fighting the Axis powers’ attempt to take control of the world. What part will you play in the war?
In this book, you’ll explore how the choices people made meant the difference between life and death. The events you’ll experience happened to real people.
Chapter One sets the scene. Then you choose which path to read. Follow the links at the bottom of each page as you read the stories. The decisions you make will change your outcome. After you finish one path, go back and read the others for new perspectives and more adventures. Use your device's back buttons or page navigation to jump back to your last choice.
YOU CHOOSE the path you take through history.
CHAPTER 1
War Begins
It is early 1942, and the world is at war. Germany, Japan, and Italy have joined forces. Together they have invaded country after country. These three nations are known as the Axis powers. The Allies will do all they can do to stop the Axis powers. The Allies are the United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, China, and those fighting with them.
The problems that started this war began more than 20 years ago. The first World War lasted from 1914 to 1918. It ended in defeat for Germany. The winners, including the United States, France, and Great Britain, dealt harshly with Germany.
Germany lost all its colonies after the war. Its size was reduced by one-eighth. Its army and navy were also greatly reduced. The German economy declined and unemployment soared.
An economic depression in the 1930s also affected much of the world. People in some European nations looked to strong leaders to restore their nations’ greatness.
Benito Mussolini came to power in Italy in the 1920s. By 1933 Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party had control of Germany. Hitler’s goals were to establish a German empire and get rid of people he called undesirables.
These people included the Jewish population of Europe. In May 1936 Italy and Germany signed a pact to work together.
Hitler (right) welcomed Mussolini to Germany in June 1940.
In 1938 Hitler began to put his plans into action. In March Germany took control of Austria. By October, it occupied neighboring Czechoslovakia. When Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany.
In April 1940 German troops occupied Denmark and attacked Norway. The following month Germany invaded Belgium and the Netherlands.
By June 1940, France had fallen to the Germans. Italy invaded British African colonies in August and Greece in October. Japan invaded French territory in Asia in September. Meanwhile, Hitler set his sights on Great Britain. He launched an intensive air attack on the nation. But the British held out.
Frustrated, Hitler invaded Yugoslavia and joined Italy in attacking Greece in April 1941. Two months later, he turned on the Soviet Union, launching a major attack on that vast nation.
Then on December 7, 1941, Japan launched a sneak attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The next day the United States declared war on Japan. Days later the United States declared war on Japan’s allies, Germany and Italy.
Right now it feels like the whole world is fighting. The Allies are battling the Axis powers in three major parts of the world—the islands in the Pacific Ocean, North Africa, and Europe. You have joined the army and will fight for your country in the infantry. Where will you fight?
To be an American infantryman