The Dangerous, Disastrous, Unusual History of War cover

The Dangerous, Disastrous, Unusual History of War

Author: Sodaro, Craig

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 5.8
Points 1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 7644
Points per Word 0.000131
Page Count 48
Points per Page 0.020833

Description

This book describes the history of war, featuring little-known facts and bizarre inside information.

Quick Summary

"The Dangerous, Disastrous, Unusual History of War" by Craig Sodaro explores the darker corners of military history, presenting bizarre and lesser-known facts about battles, strategies, and the strange realities of armed conflict that most textbooks omit. The book covers unusual warfare methods, unexpected historical moments, and the peculiar stories that often get lost in traditional accounts of war. If your kid enjoys the graphical humor and surprising facts in "The Diary of a Pug: Pug's Snow Day a Pug: Pug's Snow Day Wimpy Kid" series, they'll find this same mix of accessible writing and unexpected revelations about history. This book is ideal for 4th-5th graders (ages 9-11) who are curious about history but want something more unusual than a typical war history textbook.