Who did what in World War II, and where and when did it take place?

Martha Byrd was a native of North Carolina educated at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and is also the author of Saratoga: Turning Point of the American Revolution and Chennault: Giving Wings to the Tiger (Fire Ant Books).

    “A well-written concise account of the military operations of the war.”—American Historical Review

“Recommended for those who want to know more about the war in general; a good short survey.” —America in the Twentieth Century, Fifth Edition

“The best short history of World War II.” ­ —Dr. Richard H. Kohn, Omar N. Bradley Chair of Strategic Leadership, Dickinson College/U.S. Army War College, and former Chief of Air Force History and President of the Society for Military History