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Edge: Battle Books, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 3, Interest age: from c 9 years, For reluctant readers (children), Fiction, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Take up your weapons and prepare to fight your own battle in these all-action, interactive adventures, in which you take part in epic battles from throughout history.
It is 1945 and though Nazi Germany has been defeated, World War II rages on as Japan continues to fight. The US Marines have fought their way across the Pacific Ocean, defeating Japanese forces one small island at a time. The fighting has now reached Iwo Jima, a rocky volcanic island only 600 miles from Japan.
You are a US Marine just about to land on the steep beaches of Iwo Jima. You must fight across the black sand to knockout the sea guns based there and take the island...
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Praise for EDGE: Battle Books: Iwo Jima: Fight Your Own Battle
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"History does not get any more exciting than this." Terry Deary, author of Horrible Histories. - Terry Deary
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This looks awesome. Horrible Histories meets Fighting Fantasy. - Andy Stanton
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