ADAMS, Simon . Occupation and Resistance . ISBN 978-1-4042-1858-1 . LC 2007041464. SHEEHAN, Sean . War in the Pacific ISBN 978-1-4042-1859-8 . LC 2007041761. TONGE, Neil . Battles of World War II chart. ISBN 978-1-4042-1861-1 . LC 2007042496. TONGE, Neil . The Holocaust ISBN 978-1-4042-1860-4 . LC 2007042495. TONGE, Neil . The Rise of the Nazis chart. ISBN 978-1-4042-1857-4 . LC 2007041462. ea vol: 48p. (Documenting World War II Series). maps. reprods. photos. chron. further reading. glossary. Web sites. index. CIP. Rosen 2008 PLB $23.25. Gr 6-8 This series has the browsing appeal missing from the Wars Day by Day series, yet some of the same features: small sidebars quote speeches, letters, documents, and eyewitnesses. The images, particularly the propaganda posters, impart a feel for the era without emphasizing violence. The layout and design are appealing, but while the text offers an introduction to the issues and events covered, the narrow focus of each book can be a problem. For example, in Eastern Front , there is no mention of how Germanys tactics in that arena were affected by battles on the western front. In the other books, important factors are overlooked: Occupation does not mention the resistance in the Philippines, and Pacific shows the results of the island hopping strategy (the Allies decision to take only critical islands) without ever discussing the strategy itself. Some factual errors are also problematic. For example, several titles feature a map of the Pacific that is not drawn to scale, particularly warping distances between the Hawaiian Islands and the Aleutian Islands. The introduction to events is useful, but there are enough holes in the narratives to warrant concern for their use in classrooms.