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This Week's Focus Is World War II.
Poetry Contest
Read a book about World War II
Projekt 1065
It's the height of World War II. Michael O'Shaunessey, son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany, lives with his family in Berlin. But Michael, like his parents, is a spy.
Surviving Hitler
Until Hitler came to power, Jack Mandelbaum was hardly aware of his Jewish heritage. Then, torn from his family and in a concentration camp, fifteen-year-old Jack suddenly found himself questioning his identity as he mustered the spirit to win the cruelest of games that he was forced to play.
Sabotage
The invasion begins at night, with German cruisers slipping up a silent fjord. Soon planes full of paratroopers roar over the mountains, and in two months, the Nazis occupy all of Norway. They station soldiers throughout the country. They cripple food supplies to the Norwegian people. And at the Vemork power plant, they gain access to an essential ingredient in the weapon that could end the war: Hitler's very own nuclear bomb.
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Build a Lego Tank
Visit the WWII Museum Virtually
The National World War II Museum in New Orleans has some resources for students so that you can learn more about the war.