An authoritative, global historiography of the events of the Second World War from a military, political and sociological perspective.

Part I. Grand Strategies; Part I John Ferris and Evan Mawdsley; 1. British military strategy David French; 2. China's long war with Japan Jay Taylor; 3. French grand strategy and defence preparations Martin S. Alexander; 4. German strategy, 1939-45 Gerhard Weinberg; 5. Mussolini's strategy 1939-43 John Gooch; 6. Feigning grand strategy; Part II. Campaigns; Part II John Ferris and Evan Mawdsley; 9. Campaigns in China, 1937-45 Hans Van De Ven; 10. War in the West, 1939-40; Part III. Fighting Forces; Part III John Ferris and Evan Mawdsley; 18. War planning Eliot Cohen; 19. Armies, navies, air forces; Part I. Ideologies; Part I Richard J. B. Bosworth and Joseph A. Maiolo; 1. The axis; Part II. Diplomacy and Alliances; Part II Richard J. B. Bosworth and Joseph A. Maiolo; 9. Europe; Part III. Occupation, Collaboration, Resistance and Liberation; Part III Richard J. B. Bosworth and Joseph A. Maiolo; 15. Wartime occupation by Germany; Part I. Political Economy; Part I Michael Geyer and Adam Tooze; 1. The economics of the war with Germany Adam Tooze and Jamie Martin; 2. Finance for war in Asia and its aftermath Greg Huff; 3. War of the factories Jeff Fear; 4. Controlling resources; Part II. The Social Practice of Total War, 1939-45; Part II Michael Geyer and Adam Tooze; 8. Death and survival in the Second World War Richard Bessel; 9. Battles for morale; Part III. The Moral Economy of War; Part III Michael Geyer and Adam Tooze; 14. Just and unjust wars.