World War II
Subtitle: the definitive visual history : from Blitzkrieg to the atom bomb
By: senior editor, Alison Sturgeon
Contributors: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Behring Center
Edition: Revised edition. 70th anniversary edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9781465436023
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Pictorial works
Other titles: Smithsonian World War II; World War Two; World War 2
Description: The definitive visual history looks at this epic war from every angle, tracing the course of military, strategic, and political events across the globe, and documenting the experiences of combatants and civilians.
Notes: Previous edition: 2009.

At head of title: DK Smithsonian.

Includes index.

Senior editor, Alison Sturgeon ; Smithsonian consultants, Armed Forces History Division, National Museum of American History, Kenneth D. Behring Center -- Title page verso ; Editorial consultant, Richard Holmes ; Contributors : Charles Messenger, and others. -- Dust jacket.
Table of contents: title: Seeds of war, 1914-1938; title: Europe goes to war, 1939; title: Germany triumphant, 1940; title: Widening war, 1941; title: Shifting balance, 1942; title: Allies turn the tide, 1943; title: Overwhelming force, 1944; title: Endgame, 1945; title: Aftermath, 1946-1950.