Publisher's Synopsis
This history of World War II reveals some truths about the successes and failures of this greatest of all wars. Divided into six sections, the book covers the Battle of the Atlantic, Hitler's conquest of Europe, the War in the Mediterranean, the War in the Air, the invasion of the USSR and the Battle for Moscow, and Pearl Harbour and the entry of Japan into the war. Len Deighton is the author of "Funeral in Berlin", "The Ipcress File", "Spy Hook", "Spy Line" and "Spy Sinker".