World War II was total war, brutal and merciless. From its germination in the aftermath of World War I to the final, apocalyptic destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it had no precedent in history. Death came to tens of millions - soldiers and civilians alike. Europe's Jews suffered particular agonies. New technologies brought pinpoint artillery, enormous aircraft carriers, long-range bombers, mobile armor, fighter planes, dive-bombers, and submarines. By war's end in 1945, the combatants had introduced fighter jets, super-artillery, the kamikaze, guided missiles, and the atomic bomb. Hardly a person anywhere on the globe remained unaffected. With more than 1,000 vivid images and lively, authoritative text, World War II Chronicle recounts the greatest conflict the world has ever seen.

512 pages. Hard cover. Includes black & white and color archive photos.