ABSTRACT

While many of the participants were the same as the First World War, this conflict was far more than a re-match of 1914-1918. The Second World War was even more destructive than the first and the added ideological element meant that this war was far more cruel. This book details the first four years of the war in Europe. It discusses how and why Hitler's resurgent Germany plunged into war, and examines the German successes against Poland, France, and the Low Countries.

chapter |10 pages

Background to War

The Gathering Storm

chapter |9 pages

Warring Sides

The Road to War

chapter |9 pages

Outbreak

‘I have Determined on a Solution by Force'

chapter |34 pages

The Fighting

Hitler Strikes

chapter |4 pages

Portrait of a Soldier

Donald Edgar

chapter |12 pages

The World Around War

The Home Front

chapter |3 pages

Portrait of a Civilian

Colin Perry

chapter |2 pages

How the Period Ended

The End of the Beginning

chapter |2 pages

Conclusions and Consequences

The World at War