part in World War II from 3 September 1939 until 15 August 1945. At the beginning of the war in 1939, London was the largest city in the world, with...

the Second World War. The Germans conducted mass air attacks against industrial targets, towns, and cities, beginning with raids on London towards the...

Almost every country in the world participated in World War II. Most were neutral at the beginning, but only a relative few nations remained neutral to...

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers...

World War II saw the largest scale of war crimes and crimes against humanity ever committed in an armed conflict, mostly against civilians and POWs. Most...

on 1 September 1939, starting World War II. The Soviets invaded eastern Poland on 17 September. Following the Winter War with Finland, the Soviets were...

World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history. An estimated total of 70–85 million people perished, or about 3% of the estimated global...

timeline of declarations of war during World War II. A declaration of war is a formal act by which one nation goes to war against another. The declaration...

aftermath of World War II saw the rise of two superpowers, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US). The aftermath of World War II was also defined...

During World War II, the neutral country of Switzerland underwent initially sporadic bombing and aerial combat events that became more frequent during...

The participation of Italy in the Second World War was characterized by a complex framework of ideology, politics, and diplomacy, while its military actions...

military history of the United States during World War II covers the nation's role as one of the major Allies in their victory over the Axis Powers. The United...

The European theatre of World War II was one of the two main theatres of combat during World War II, taking place from September 1939 to May 1945. The...

during World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually active in nearly every...

of King Carol II, was initially a neutral country in World War II. However, Fascist political forces, especially the Iron Guard, rose in popularity and...

of World War II in the narrative. There is a separate list of World War II TV series. The film or miniseries must be concerned with World War II (or...

works on World War II. The bibliography aims to include primary, secondary and tertiary sources regarding the European theatre of World War II (1939–1945)...

Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers. Its principal members by the end...

"home front" covers the activities of the civilians in a nation at war. World War II was a total war; homeland military production became vital to both...

The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II that was fought in eastern Asia, the Pacific...

territory. The Soviet attempt to conquer Finland in the Winter War was thwarted, and by the end of World War II, Finland remained an independent country. However...

War, and the Nazi Welfare State. London: Picador. ISBN 978-0-8050-8726-0. Bauer, Eddy (2000) [1979]. Young, Peter (ed.). The History of World War II (rev...

During World War II, Morocco was occupied by Nazi Germany. However, after the North African campaign (June 1940 – May 1943), Morocco was liberated by the...

important weapons system in World War II. Although tanks in the inter-war years were the subject of widespread research, few were made, in just a few countries...

Many countries established governments in exile during World War II. The Second World War caused many governments to lose sovereignty as their territories...

Vatican City pursued a policy of neutrality during World War II under the leadership of Pope Pius XII. Although the city of Rome was occupied by Germany...

At the beginning of World War II, Iceland was a sovereign kingdom in personal union with Denmark, with King Christian X as head of state. Iceland officially...

production during World War II was the production or mobilization of arms, ammunition, personnel and financing by the belligerents of the war, from the occupation...

Second Great Fire of London in December 1940 was caused by one of the most destructive air raids of the Blitz during World War II. The Luftwaffe raid caused...

di guerra (in Italian). Rome: IBN, 2006. ISBN 88-7565-030-6. Mondey, David. The Hamlyn Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II. London: Bounty Books...