Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgements

List of Maps

Section One — From the German Invasion of Poland to the Fall of France

Section Two — Britain Alone and its Allies

Section Three — The Soviet Union Becomes an Allied Power

Section Four — Japan and the United States Enter the War

Section Five — The Unrelenting Struggle, 1942 and Beyond

Section Six — The Unarmed and the Civilians

Section Seven — Total War

Section Eight — Year of Decision: 1944

Section Nine — The Defeat of Germany

Section Ten — The Defeat of Japan

Section Eleven — Global War

Aftermath

Epilogue

Bibliography of Works Consulted

Index