Children's Books on Modern & Contemporary History

First World War

By Henry Brook, Ian McNee

Posters And Propaganda in Wartime

By Ruth Thomson, Daniel James

50 Things You Should Know About The First World War

By Jim Eldridge

Warfare in the 20th Century

By Andrew Robertshaw, Mark Bergin

Moments in History: Why did World War I happen?

By Reg Grant

World War II

By Antony Shaw

World War II

By DK

World War One

By Jane Bingham

The Second World War

By Conrad Mason

Coming to England

By Floella Benjamin, Diane Ewen

Henry VIII

By Jonathan Melmoth

Lark Rise to Candleford

By Flora Thompson

History Snapshots: Children and World War II

By Sarah Ridley

The National Archives: World War I: The Story Behind the War that Shook the World

By Nick Hunter (Children's and Educational Publishing Consultant)

Town Mouse House

By Nigel Brooks, Abigail Horner

Who Broke the Wartime Codes? (Primary Source Detectives)

By Nicola Barber

On the Home Front

By Ann Kramer

The Big Book of Football by MUNDIAL

By MUNDIAL, Damien Weighill

Royal Nursemaid

By Jill Atkins

Woeful Second World War (Horrible Histories)

By Deary, Terry, Brown, Martin

First World War Pack

By Henry Brook

World War I

By Clive Gifford

School Life

By Peter Hicks

Incredible Cricket Stories

By Clive Gifford

Be A History Detective: A Tudor Theatre

By Dicker, Katie

Taking Part in the Second World War: At Sea

By Kramer, Ann

World War II Children

By Sallie Purkis

Food

By Catherine Burch

Leisure and Entertainment Since 1900: Band 13/Topaz (Collins Big Cat)

By Timothy Knapman

When Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena's War

By Michael Morpurgo