This book gives an overview of twenty-one key events that explore the crises leading to war and the battles of World War II, including the German invasion of Poland, the Battle of Britain, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the destruction of Hiroshima.

Title proper from title frame. Includes chronologies. Includes glossary. "This edition first published by Arcturus Publishing, distributed by Black Rabbit Books".

Munich Agreement, September 29, 1938 - Germany invades Poland, September 1, 1939 - Germany strikes in the West, May 10, 1940 - Battle of Britain begins, July 10, 1940 - Sinking of the Bismark, May 27, 1941 - Germany invades the USSR, June 22, 1941 - Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 - Singapore falls, February 15, 1942 - Thousand Bomber raid, May 30, 1942 - Battle of Midway begins, June 4, 1942 - U.S. Marines land on Guadalcanal, August 7, 1942 - Victory at El Alamein, October 23, 1942 - Surrender at Stalingrad, January 31, 1943 - Invasion of Sicily, July 10, 1943 - D-Day, June 6, 1944 - Assault on Saipan, June 15, 1944 - Great Red Army offensive, June 22, 1944 - Warsaw Uprising, August 1, 1944 - Battle of the Bulge begins, December 16, 1944 - Battle for Berlin begins, April 16, 1945 - Hiroshima destroyed, August 6, 1945 - Key figures in World War II.