Experience this momentous period in history by holding and examining personal and historic documents that bring extraordinary depth to the Second World War story. This major work covers the whole six-year conflict that shattered and then re-shaped the world. From the German blitzkrieg against Poland in September 1939, to the surrender of Japan following the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki almost exactly six years later, each key event is presented precisely, spread by spread, with maps and photographs, biographical features and timelines.