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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.

They are each 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.

There are 39 volumes in the series:

Title General Consultant Volume Year published ISBN
Prelude to War Robert T. Elson 1 1976 ISBN 0-8094-2450-9
Blitzkrieg Robert Wernick 2 1977 ISBN 0-8094-2456-8
Battle of Britain Leonard Mosley 3 1977 ISBN 0-8094-2460-6
The Rising Sun Arthur Zich 4 1977 ISBN 0-7835-5715-9
The Battle of the Atlantic Barrie Pitt 5 1980 ISBN 0-8094-2468-1
Russia Besieged Nicholas Bethell 6 1980 ISBN 0-8094-2470-3
The War in the Desert Richard Collier 7 1977 ISBN 0-7835-5721-3
The Home Front: USA Ronald H. Bailey 8 1978 ISBN 0-3168-4910-3
China - Burma - India Don Moser 9 1978 ISBN 0-8094-2482-7
Island Fighting Rafael Steinberg 10 1978 ISBN 0-8094-2486-X
The Italian Campaign Robert Wallace 11 1981 ISBN 0-8094-2502-5
Partisans and Guerrillas Ronald H.Bailey 12 1978 ISBN 0-8094-2491-6
The Second Front Douglas Botting 13 1978 ISBN 0-8094-2498-3
Liberation Martin Blumenson 14 1978 ISBN 0-8094-2510-6
Return to the Philippines Rafael Steinberg 15 1979 ISBN 0-8094-2514-9
Air War in Europe Ronald H. Bailey 16 1981 ISBN 0-8094-2494-0
The Resistance Russell Miller 17 1979 ISBN 0-8094-2522-X
The Battle of the Bulge William K.Goolrick, Ogden Tanner 18 1979 ISBN 0-8094-2530-0
The Road to Tokyo Keith Wheeler 19 1979 ISBN 0-8094-2538-6
Red Army Resurgent John Shaw 20 1979 ISBN 0-8094-2518-1
The Nazis Robert Edwin Herzstein 21 1980 ISBN 0-8094-2534-3
Across the Rhine Franklin M. Davis Jr. 22 1980 ISBN 0-8094-2542-4
War Under the Pacific Keith Wheeler 23 1980 ISBN 0-8094-3375-3
War in the Outposts Simon Rigge 24 1980 ISBN 0-8094-3381-8
The Soviet Juggernaut Earl F. Ziemke 25 1980 ISBN 0-8094-3387-7
Japan At War John R. Elting, H. Carrol Parrish, Koichi Kawana 26 1980 ISBN 0-8094-3415-6
The Mediterranean A.B.C Whipple 27 1981 ISBN 0-8094-3383-4
Battles for Scandinavia John R. Elting 28 1981 ISBN 0-8094-3395-8
The Secret War Francis Russell 29 1981 ISBN 0-8094-2546-7
Prisoners of War Ronald H. Bailey 30 1981 ISBN 0-8094-3391-5
The Commandos Russell Miller 31 1981 ISBN 0-8094-3399-0
The Home Front: Germany Charles Whiting 32 1982 ISBN 0-8094-3419-9
Italy at War Henry Adams 33 1982 ISBN 0-8094-3423-7
Bombers Over Japan Keith Wheeler 34 1982 ISBN 0-8094-3427-X
The Neutrals Denis J. Fodor 35 1982 ISBN 0-8094-3431-8
Victory in Europe Gerald Simons 36 1982 ISBN 0-8094-3403-2
Fall of Japan Keith Wheeler 37 1983 ISBN 0-8094-3407-5
The Aftermath: Europe Douglas Botting 38 1983 ISBN 0-8094-3411-3
The Aftermath: Asia Charles Osborne 39 1983 ISBN 0-8094-3435-0
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