Brings to light through photographs, captions, and text the ways in which Americans adjusted to the shortages, sorrows, and challenges of the war years following the attack on Pearl Harbor
An illustrated history of Japan's participation in World War II focuses on the political events that brought the nation into the war, and the sacrifices made by the Japanese people
Explores how Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power in Germany and how their expansionist policies in eastern Europe led inexorably to conflict with major European powers. Follows the fortunes of the German military machine as its initial successes were first halted and then reversed on both the Western and Eastern fronts, until the Reich lay in ruins.
Picture essays accompany a chronicle of the Axis conquest of the Balkans and the struggles of partisan troops and guerrillas to undermine and overthrow Hitler's forces
The fierce action on the Italian front, battles, forces, commanders and civilians, is covered in photographs, Italian art, descriptive text and captions
Profiles the lives and activities of the significant political leaders during World War II, including Adolf Hitler, Emperor Hirohito, Franklin Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill
CHAPTERS IN THIS BOOK INCLUDE: A NEW BREED OF SOLDIER, RAIDERS OF THE SAHARA, THE WATERBORNE IRREGULARS, MASTERS OF DECEPTION, PHANTOMS IN ARMS, AND THE JUNGLE LEGIONS.