In the same series as Faces Of World War I. Haunting, poignant, and revealing photographs that bring history to life in a very real way. Original content of both major events and ordinary life. It will appeal to people of all ages, from school children learning about the war for the first time, to the veterans, who remember it. Expert insight and knowledge from one of the leading and most respected historians of the country.

Sir Max Hastings is a well-respected journalist of over thirty years standing, having been editor of The London Evening Standard, and The Telegraph. He has covered various conflicts where British forces have been involved such as The Falklands in the 1980s, and has written several best-selling books, including Bomber Command, Warriors - Exceptional Tales From History,and has just completed writing his followup to the successful Armageddon - Battle Over Germany.

I. Events leading up to the war in Europe II. 1939-40 The Phoney War Blitzkrieg - The Fall of the Western Allies Churchill Appointed The Battle of Britain The Battle of the Atlantic III. 1941 Mediterranean, Africa, and the Middle East 'Operation Barbarossa' - The Invasion of the Soviet Union Operation Typhoon and the defeat of Germany at the gates of Moscow America Enters the War - Pearl Harbor The Japanese Offensives in the Far East IV. 1942 Germany's second push in the East - Stalingrad Japan's Victories - Burma, Singapore and Hong Kong fall El Alamein -Victory for Monty Submarine warfare Allied Bombing campaign of Germany V. 1943 The Greatest tank battle in history - Kursk Invasion of Italy US Island hopping campaign New Guinea and the Solomon Islands VI. 1944 Invasion of Europe - D-Day Operation 'Market Garden' The Battle of the Bulge The Italian Campaign US returns to the Philipines German retreat in the East VII. 1945 US invades Japanese home islands - Okinawa & Iwo Jima Battle of Berlin Hitler falls The A-Bomb - Hiroshima & Nagasaki Japan Surrenders Aftermath Nuremberg Trials The Holocaust uncovered Casualties, civilian impact, and atrocities A New Beginning? The Cold War Begins