World War II in Photographs

Synopsis of World War II in Photographs

This book is a pictorial record of World War II, covering the years 1939 to 1945. It covers the principal theaters of war and many of its most significant themes, such as the role of strategic bombing and propaganda, the part played by women in the war effort, the characters of the warlords Hitler, Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt, and the unfolding tragedy of the Holocaust. Includes images of German bombers flying up the Thames and US Marines in the Pacific.