A chronological history of each theater of the war, analyzing five battles for their distinctive kind of warfare of the period.

Originally published London : Hutchinson, ©1989. "First published in Great Britain by Hutchinson, an imprint of Century Hutchinson Ltd., 1989"--T.p. verso. First published London : Hutchinson, c1989. INCLUDES INDEX. Originally published: London : Hutchinson, 1989. Includes maps of: German Aggression: 1936-39; Campaign in Poland; Russo-Finnish War (1939-40) and the Campaign in Norway;Blitzkrieg in the West; Dunkirk Evacuation; Battle of Britain; Strategic Over-view, June, 1940-March 1941; Invasion of Yugolsavia and Greece; Battle for Crete; Barbaroosa: 22 June-30 September 1941; Operation Typhoon;German Offensive, Summer 1942;Japan's Territorial Ambitions; Japanese Southern Drive; Pacific Command Areas; Allied Options in Southern Europe, Summer 1944, and the Combined Bomber Offensive; North Afric: 1940-43;Ityalian Campaign; Overlord; Normandy Breakout; Western Front, Autumn 1944; Russian Winter Offensive, January- March 1943; Operation Citadel; Collapse on the Eastern Front; Encirclement of Berlin; Fall of Berlin; Pacific, November 1944; Leyte Gulf; Okinawa, April-June 1945. Originally published London : Hutchinson, Ã1989. "First published in Great Britain by Hutchinson, an imprint of Century Hutchinson Ltd., 1989"--Title page verso.

Every man a soldier -- Fomenting world war -- The war in the West 1940-1943. The triumph of Blitzkrieg ; Air battle: the Battle of Britain ; War supply and the Battle of the Atlantic -- The war in the East 1941-1943. Hitler's strategic dilemma ; Securing the eastern springboard ; Airborne battle: Crete ; Barbarossa ; War production ; Crimean summer, Stalingrad winter -- The war in the Pacific 1941-1943. Tojo's strategic dilemma ; From Pearl Harbor to Midway ; Carrier battle: Midway ; Occupation and repression ; The war for the islands -- The war in the west 1943-1945. Churchill's strategic dilemma ; Three wars in Africa ; Italy and the Balkans ; Overlord ; Tank battle: Falaise ; Strategic bombing ; The Ardennes and the Rhine -- The war in the East 1943-1945. Stalin's strategic dilemma ; Kursk and the recapture of western Russia ; Resistance and espionage ; The Vistula and the Danube ; City battle: the siege of Berlin -- The war in the Pacific 1943-1945. Roosevelt's strategic dilemma ; Japan's defeat in the south ; Amphibious battle: Okinawa ; Super-weapons and the defeat of Japan ; The legacy of the Second World War.