On the 3rd September 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany, beginning a struggle that would last for six years (1939-1945) and involve virtually every region of the world. The war would affect the lives of millions of people around the world, civilians as much as servicemen, children as much as adults. In many ways, life would never be the same again.
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Dewey Numbers
- World War II, 1939-1945 = 940.5
- Campaigns and battles = 940.54
Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns
Collection highlights
- Causes of the Second World War [From the Longman History in Depth]
- The Definitive pictorial chronicles of World War II: 1000 classic, rare and unseen photographs
- The Historical atlas of World War II: 170 maps chart the most cataclysmic even in human history
- World War II: the events and their impact on real people [includes a DVD] Written in association with the Imperial War Museum
eBooks
From Britannica eStax
- The Normandy beaches by Brian William
- World War II by Nathaniel Harris
- World War II Europe by Reg Grant
Reference
General encyclopedia
- The World Book
Subject encyclopedia:
- Encyclopedia of World War II [8 volumes]
- 2194 days of war : an illustrated chronology of the Second World War[1 volume]