Provides a concise history of World War II including information about the Holocaust, the code-breaking Enigma, and the deadly V2 rocket.

"Explore the terrifying global conflict that shaped the modern world-from D-Day to the atomic bomb."

A world divided -- Heading to war -- Preparing for the worst -- LIghtning -- Occupation -- Resistance -- German army -- The battle of Britain -- Bombing raids -- Total war -- In enemy territory -- The prisoners -- Code-breakers -- America at war -- Women at work -- A wartime childhood -- The Pacific -- Japan -- The battle of the Atlantic -- Stalingrad -- Inside the USSR -- Desert fighting -- Propaganda -- The Holocaust -- D-Day invasion -- Liberation -- The atomic bomb -- Victory -- The aftermath -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more.