Photographs and illustrations describe the events of World War II, from the British, French, Italian, and German pre-war preparations to the atomic bomb and defeat of Japan and the German surrender.

Originally published in 2000. Includes index. "New edition"--Cover

A world divided --Heading to war -- Preparing for the worst -- Lightning war -- Occupation -- Resistance -- German army -- The Battle of Britain -- Bombing raids -- Total war -- In enemy territory -- The prisoners -- Code-breakers -- America at war -- Women at work -- The Pacific -- Japan -- The Battle of the Atlantic -- Stalingard -- Inside the Soviet Union -- Desert fighting -- Propaganda -- The Holocaust -- D-Day invasion -- Liberation -- The atomic bomb -- Victory -- The aftermath -- Did you know?