Provides information about the war in Northern Europe during World War II and the invasion by the Allies of France. Discusses the Potsdam International Conference in 1945 where the four major Allied powers agreed to a postwar division of Europe. Include a chronology, photos, a glossary, and an index.

Introduction -- Chronology -- Background to war : the road to D-Day -- Warring sides : a military audit -- Outbreak : the Allies invade France -- The fighting : from D-Day to victory -- Portrait of a soldier : Donald Burgett -- World around war : rationing and retaliation -- Portrait of a civilian : Brenda McBryde -- How the war ended : the road to VE Day -- Conclusion and consequences : "the most devastating and costly war.".