CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS xiii
4. MAPS xv
5. 1 Origins of a Catastrophe 1
6. 2 The Revolution in Military Operations, 1919–1939 18
7. 3 German Designs, 1939–1940 44
8. 4 Germany Triumphant, 1940 63
9. 5 Diversions in the Mediterranean and Balkans, 1940–1941 91
10. 6 Barbarossa, 1941 110
11. 7 The Origins of the Asia-Pacific War, 1919–1941 143
12. 8 The Japanese War of Conquest, 1941–1942 169
13. 9 The Asia-Pacific War, 1942–1944 196
14. 10 The Battle of the Atlantic, 1939–1943 234
15. 11 Year of Decision for Germany, 1942 262
16. 12 The Combined Bomber Offensive, 1941—1945 304
17. 13 The Destruction of Japanese Naval Power, 1943–1944 336
18. 14 The Killing Time, 1943–1944 374
19. 15 The Invasion of France, 1944 411
20. 16 The End in Europe, 1944–1945 446
21. 17 The Destruction of the Japanese Empire, 1944–1945 484
22. 18 The End of the Asia-Pacific War, 1945 509
23. 19 Peoples at War, 1937–1945 527
24. 20 The Aftermath of War 554
25. Epilogue: In Retrospect 575
26. Appendixes: 577
27. Notes 613
28. Suggested Reading 622
29. Acknowledgments 638
30. Illustration Credits 641
31. Index 642