This book is part of a book series called Oxford History Study Units .

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 1993 by Oxford University Press .

Neil DeMarco is Head of History at Chesham High School, Buckinghamshire, and is a well-known author of History textbooks. Ian Dawson is Publications Director of the Schools History Project and creator of www. thinkinghistory. co. uk.

This book has the following chapters: 1. Investigating the Second World War; 2. The legacy of the First World War; 3. Why did war not break out until 1939?; 4. The war in Europe and North Africa 1939-1943; 5. From Barbarossa to Berlin; 6. The war in the Pacific 1941-1945; 7. The civilians' war; 8. The world at peace?