Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Contents
Rise of the dictators -- Tension with Japan -- War in Europe -- U.S. reaction -- Pearl Harbor -- Declaration of war -- The arsenal of democracy -- North Africa and Italy -- Fall of the Philippines -- The home front -- Carrier warfare -- Jungle warfare -- Island hopping -- D-Day -- Battle of the Bulge -- Surrender of Germany -- Iwo jima and Okinawa -- The atom bombs -- Surrender of Japan -- Timeline.