World War II is a series of books published by Time-Life that chronicles the Second World War. Each book focused on a different topic, such as the resistance, spies, the home front but mainly the battles and campaigns of the conflict.
Overview Each volume is 208 pages in length, heavily illustrated and with pictorial essays on specific topics within the volume. They had no dustwrapper and the cover image was wrap around. There was no title on the front cover; this was printed on the spine.
Volume titles of World War II Title General Consultant Volume Year published ISBN Prelude to War Robert T. Elson 1 1976 Blitzkrieg Robert Wernick 2 1977 Battle of Britain Leonard Mosley 3 1977 The Rising Sun Arthur Zich 4 1977 The Battle of the Atlantic Barrie Pitt 5 1980 Russia Besieged Nicholas Bethell 6 1980 The War in the Desert Richard Collier 7 1977 The Home Front: USA Ronald H. Bailey 8 1978 China - Burma - India Don Moser 9 1978 Island Fighting Rafael Steinberg 10 1978 The Italian Campaign Robert Wallace 11 1981 Partisans and Guerrillas Ronald H.Bailey 12 1978 The Second Front Douglas Botting 13 1978 Liberation Martin Blumenson 14 1978 Return to the Philippines Rafael Steinberg 15 1979 Air War in Europe Ronald H. Bailey 16 1981 The Resistance Russell Miller 17 1979 The Battle of the Bulge William K.Goolrick, Ogden Tanner 18 1979 The Road to Tokyo Keith Wheeler 19 1979 Red Army Resurgent John Shaw 20 1979 The Nazis Robert Edwin Herzstein 21 1980 Across the Rhine Franklin M. Davis Jr. 22 1980 War Under the Pacific Keith Wheeler 23 1980 War in the Outposts Simon Rigge 24 1980 The Soviet Juggernaut Earl F. Ziemke 25 1980 Japan At War John R. Elting, H. Carrol Parrish, Koichi Kawana 26 1980 The Mediterranean A.B.C Whipple 27 1981 Battles for Scandinavia John R. Elting 28 1981 The Secret War Francis Russell 29 1981 Prisoners of War Ronald H. Bailey 30 1981 The Commandos Russell Miller 31 1981 The Home Front: Germany Charles Whiting 32 1982 Italy at War Henry Adams 33 1982 Bombers Over Japan Keith Wheeler 34 1982 The Neutrals Denis J. Fodor 35 1982 Victory in Europe Gerald Simons 36 1982 Fall of Japan Keith Wheeler 37 1983 The Aftermath: Europe Douglas Botting 38 1983 The Aftermath: Asia Charles Osborne 39 1983
Similar or related works Allies at War by Tim Bouverie (2025) The Second World War by Antony Beevor (2012). Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 by Max Hastings (2011). The Storm of War by Andrew Roberts (2009).
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