Willmott H.P., Messenger Charles, Cross Robin. World War II

Covent Garden Books, 2008. — 320 p. — ISBN: 978-0756649142.It is arguably the single most dramatic event in human history. Decades after the last shot was fired, the battles may be fading from living memory, but the shock waves of World War II still resonate.
This comprehensive history examines not just the many theaters of operations, but also provides a challenging analysis of the war’s causes and momentous consequences — as well as relating the human story of a conflict that cost the lives of an estimated 50 million people.