The Complete History of World War II: All You Need to Know
STORY OF WORLD WAR II
All About History Story of World War II
WWII origins • Discover how the global conflict grew from the seeds of territorial struggles in Europe and Asia
Mussolini’s Fascist Italy • Combining fear tactics and a well-oiled propaganda machine, Mussolini’s totalitarian Fascist state became the first far-right dictatorship in Europe, pre-dating the Third Reich
COLLISION COURSE IN THE PACIFIC • Militarism and opportunism caused the ongoing conflict between Japan and China to erupt in full-scale war and contributed to the genesis of World War II
INSIDE THE NAZI STATE • Discover what life was like in Germany under Hitler’s murderous rule
The destruction of Poland • Germany’s swift and devastating invasion of Poland ignited a global war that led to over 60 million deaths
Key moments of WWII • The tactics, technology and trickery that marked some of the most iconic moments of the war
The miracle of Dunkirk • In May 1940, 340,000 Allied soldiers were saved from the full fury of the German blitzkrieg in an evacuation that kept Britain in the war
HITLER’S HOLIDAY TOUR FROM HELL UNLEASHING THE BAEDEKER BLITZ • How a travel guide gave the Nazis a steer on which areas of Britain should be bombed for being beautiful
Saved from the bonfire • Why the Baedeker Guides were so revered by the Nazis and how they were used for ideological ends
Guide to destruction • How the guide may have helped Hitler decide which cities to bomb…
Battle of the Beams • How radio waves guided Baedeker bomber crews to their targets in the dark. And how Britain managed to stop them…
An Alliance with the Enemy • The Soviet Union was willing to side with anyone in its quest to survive the carnage of WWII
SPIES THAT WON WWII • These are the spies, secret agents, codebreakers and saboteurs – Britain’s secret army who fought in the shadows in a bid to cripple Nazi Germany
AGENCY WORK • Discover the dizzying array of British intelligence organisations
SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS • A step-by-step guide to the training of Special Operations Executive hopefuls
THE HIDDEN WORLD WAR
Enigma HOW BRITAIN’S CODEBREAKERS TURNED THE TIDE IN WWII • Discover how the men and women of Bletchley Park cracked the ‘unbreakable’ German Enigma and helped defeat Hitler’s Nazis
The ‘unbreakable’ Enigma • Discover the main devices on the complicated and portable German communications machine
Step-by-step guide to codebreaking • Follow our five-point guide to crack codes like they did in Bletchley Park
Eyewitness Jean Valentine • The former member of the Women’s Royal Naval Service served at Bletchley
Map of Bletchley Park
Bletchley’s three greatest successes • The code-breaking centre’s greatest achievements
Japan’s First Strike • Imperial planning and preparation for the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor began months before the Sunday morning aerial assault
Japanese raider route
Imperial war machines • The Japanese armed forces employed the latest technology available during the opening phase of World War II in the Pacific
Naval air juggernaut • The Imperial Japanese Navy observed Western advances in naval aviation and welcomed military envoys to consult and train its pilots
A day of infamy • Despite the success of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Admiral Yamamoto correctly surmised that it was incomplete
Battles of WWII • The battlegrounds of World War II marked key territories, new technology and tactics, and incredible tales of heroism
Their Finest Hour • As Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany, young fighter pilots...
