American Heritage New History of World War II (Electronic book text)

In planes and foxholes, in deserts and jungles, on ships and beaches, the constant focus is on the people involved-the leaders, the fighters, the victims. From the first strike of the Wehrmacht on Poland in 1939 to the Japanese surrender on the deck of the Missouri in 1945, the drama, the tragedy, and the human impact of the war are brilliantly evoked. In addition, chapters on the atrocities of the Holocaust and revelations about the secret war of espionage and weaponry incorporate the last thirty years of World War II scholarship.