Desert warfare

By Wallace B. Black

Describes the strategies, battles, and ultimate effects of the desert campaign against the Germans and Italians in North Africa during World War II.

Bombing fortress Europe

By Wallace B. Black

Describes how British and American planes broke Hitler's stranglehold on Europe and made bombing raids leading to the D-Day invasion.

Jungle warfare

By Wallace B. Black

Describes jungle warfare in Southeast Asia and the islands of the Pacific during World War II.

War behind the lines

By Wallace B. Black

Describes the work of World War II resistance fighters and their struggle against Nazi invaders behind the scenes in France, Greece, Norway, and other countries.

Invasion of Italy

By Wallace B. Black

Describes the fighting between Allied and Axis forces in Italy from the invasion of Sicily in 1943 to the end of the war in 1945.

Island hopping in the Pacific

By Wallace B. Black

Explains why it was necessary for allied forces to make their way through islands up the Pacific on the way to invading and conquering Japan.

Battle of the Bulge

By Wallace B. Black

Describes the events surrounding the Germans' last big offensive to defeat and divide the Allied army and turn the course of the war in late 1944.

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Iwo Jima and Okinawa

By Wallace B. Black

Recounts the brutal battles between the U.S. troops and the Japanese on the islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa during World War II.

Victory in Europe

By Wallace B. Black

Recounts how the Allied forces defeated Germany in World War II.