50 Things You Should Know About the Second World War

The perfect introduction to the Second  World War, this book breaks down six years  of conflict into 50 manageable facts. Each year of the war is introduced with a  timeline featuring the key events and a map  showing where the fighting took place and  which countries were involved. All the major events and battles are covered  as well as entries on the home front, weapons  and the cost of war giving a comprehensive  and international introduction. Events  are recounted in succinct and easy-to-understand  text while photographs bring the  past vividly to life and fact panels provide  facinating snippets of extra information.