World War II : the definitive visual history : from Blitzkrieg to the atom bomb

Call Number

• 940.54 W92786 2015 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

Revised edition ; 70th Anniversary edition.

Publication Information

New York : DK Publishing, 2015.

Physical Description

372 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 31 cm

Summary

The definitive visual history looks at this epic war from every angle, tracing the course of military, strategic, and political events across the globe, and documenting the experiences of combatants and civilians.

Notes

Previous edition: 2009.

At head of title: DK Smithsonian.

Includes index.

Contents

• Seeds of war, 1914-1938
• Europe goes to war, 1939
• Germany triumphant, 1940
• Widening war, 1941
• Shifting balance, 1942
• Allies turn the tide, 1943
• Overwhelming force, 1944
• Endgame, 1945
• Aftermath, 1946-1950.