Why did the Second World War start? Who had the best weapons? Why were there no bananas? What was Shanks's pony? Why was food rationed? Could you still buy sweets? Why were spies important? Why should you keep `mum'? Why did it go on so long? How did it end? Find out the answers to these and a lot of other exciting questions in this brilliantly informative book which will tell you everything you ever needed to know about World War II.

The Imperial War Museum was founded in 1917 to collect and display material relating to the `Great War', which was still being fought. Today IWM is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present. They seek to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and wartime experience.

This book is part of a book series called Second World War .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Pan Macmillan .

Jo Foster studied history at the University of Cambridge and then worked for several yearson TV history documentaries as a researcher and assistant producer. She is the author of the History Spies series. Jo lives in Winchester with her family.