Photographs and illustrations describe the events of World War II, from the British, French, Italian, and German pre-war preparations to the atomic bomb and defeat of Japan and the German surrender.

Includes index.

World divided -- Heading to war -- Preparing for the worst -- Lightning -- Occupation -- Resistance -- German army -- Battle of Britain -- Bombing raids -- Total war -- In enemy territory -- Prisoners -- Code-breakers -- America at war -- Women at work -- Wartime childhood -- Pacific -- Japan -- Battle of the Atlantic -- Stalingrad -- Inside the Soviet Union -- Desert fighting -- Propaganda -- Holocaust -- D-Day invasion -- Liberation -- Atomic bomb -- Victory -- Aftermath -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.