This special anniversary edition of World War II Day by Day celebrates the end of World War II in 1945. All of the major war theatres are covered, as is the fighting in the air and at sea. The dated entries, which are written as though they have just happened, thereby recapturing the immediacy of the war, analyse the major battles and campaigns of the war, such as Stalingrad, Kursk, Midway, D-Day, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Berlin. In addition, individual entries also discuss espionage, home fronts, politics and technology. Hundreds of photographs help to convey the drama and tragedy of history’s bloodiest war.