World War II series

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World War II is a series of books published by Time-Life that chronicles the Second World War. Each book focused on a different topic, such as the resistance, spies, the home front but mainly the battles and campaigns of the conflict. [1]

Contents

Overview

Each volume is 208 pages in length, heavily illustrated and with pictorial essays on specific topics within the volume. They had no dustwrapper and the cover image was wrap around. There was no title on the front cover; this was printed on the spine.

Volume titles of World War II

TitleGeneral ConsultantVolumeYear publishedISBN
Prelude to WarRobert T. Elson11976 ISBN   0-8094-2450-9
BlitzkriegRobert Wernick21977 ISBN   0-8094-2456-8
Battle of Britain Leonard Mosley 31977 ISBN   0-8094-2460-6
The Rising SunArthur Zich41977 ISBN   0-7835-5715-9
The Battle of the AtlanticBarrie Pitt51980 ISBN   0-8094-2468-1
Russia Besieged Nicholas Bethell 61980 ISBN   0-8094-2470-3
The War in the DesertRichard Collier71977 ISBN   0-7835-5721-3
The Home Front: USARonald H. Bailey81978 ISBN   0-3168-4910-3
China - Burma - IndiaDon Moser91978 ISBN   0-8094-2482-7
Island FightingRafael Steinberg101978 ISBN   0-8094-2486-X
The Italian CampaignRobert Wallace111981 ISBN   0-8094-2502-5
Partisans and GuerrillasRonald H.Bailey121978 ISBN   0-8094-2491-6
The Second Front Douglas Botting 131978 ISBN   0-8094-2498-3
Liberation Martin Blumenson 141978 ISBN   0-8094-2510-6
Return to the PhilippinesRafael Steinberg151979 ISBN   0-8094-2514-9
Air War in EuropeRonald H. Bailey161981 ISBN   0-8094-2494-0
The Resistance Russell Miller 171979 ISBN   0-8094-2522-X
The Battle of the BulgeWilliam K.Goolrick, Ogden Tanner181979 ISBN   0-8094-2530-0
The Road to TokyoKeith Wheeler191979 ISBN   0-8094-2538-6
Red Army ResurgentJohn Shaw201979 ISBN   0-8094-2518-1
The NazisRobert Edwin Herzstein211980 ISBN   0-8094-2534-3
Across the Rhine Franklin M. Davis Jr. 221980 ISBN   0-8094-2542-4
War Under the PacificKeith Wheeler231980 ISBN   0-8094-3375-3
War in the OutpostsSimon Rigge241980 ISBN   0-8094-3381-8
The Soviet Juggernaut Earl F. Ziemke 251980 ISBN   0-8094-3387-7
Japan At WarJohn R. Elting, H. Carrol Parrish, Koichi Kawana261980 ISBN   0-8094-3415-6
The MediterraneanA.B.C Whipple271981 ISBN   0-8094-3383-4
Battles for ScandinaviaJohn R. Elting281981 ISBN   0-8094-3395-8
The Secret War Francis Russell 291981 ISBN   0-8094-2546-7
Prisoners of WarRonald H. Bailey301981 ISBN   0-8094-3391-5
The Commandos Russell Miller 311981 ISBN   0-8094-3399-0
The Home Front: Germany Charles Whiting 321982 ISBN   0-8094-3419-9
Italy at War Henry Adams 331982 ISBN   0-8094-3423-7
Bombers Over JapanKeith Wheeler341982 ISBN   0-8094-3427-X
The NeutralsDenis J. Fodor351982 ISBN   0-8094-3431-8
Victory in EuropeGerald Simons361982 ISBN   0-8094-3403-2
Fall of JapanKeith Wheeler371983 ISBN   0-8094-3407-5
The Aftermath: Europe Douglas Botting 381983 ISBN   0-8094-3411-3
The Aftermath: AsiaCharles Osborne391983 ISBN   0-8094-3435-0

References

  1. "World War II Time-Life". LibraryThing.com.