Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Hitler Unleashes the War 10
7. 2. War in Finland, Norway and Denmark 26
8. 3. The Fall of France and the Low Countries 38
9. 4. The Battle of Britain and the Air War on Germany 52
10. 5. The German Conquest of Greece and Yugoslavia 71
11. 6. Germany Invades the Soviet Union 90
12. 7. Pearl Harbor 105
13. 8. Japan Invades: The Philippines, Singapore, Burma 120
14. 9. Pacific Island Campaigns 149
15. 10. The Desert War 170
16. 11. Stalingrad and Leningrad 195
17. 12. The Battle for Italy 208
18. 13. D- Day Landings in Normandy 230
19. 14. The Battle for France 246
20. 15. The Liberation of Paris 259
21. 16. The Western Allies Drive Toward Germany 269
22. 17. Germany Invaded 285
23. 18. The Camps Inside Germany 300
24. 19. The End of the War in Europe 313
25. 20. Final Battles in the Pacific 324
26. 21. Victory over Japan 338
27. 22. After the War 355
28. Notes 370
29. Bibliography 391
30. Index 396
31. Illustration Credits 422