The War is the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts ... there are no ordinary lives. Follow this timeline to chart the key events and figures. Nearly 50 million men would ...

The Second World War started after Germany attacked Poland in 1939, and refused to withdraw its troops from the country after a final warning from Britain. The British Prime Minister, Neville ...

Six days after the attack, Japan surrendered to the Allies bringing to a close the most destructive conflict in recorded history that ended with the first two – and so far, only - nuclear attacks in ...