Richard Estep is the author of twenty books, including The Handy Armed Forces Answer Book: Your Guide to the Whats and Whys of the U.S. Military. He has also written for the Journal of Emergency Medical Services. British by birth, Richard now makes his home in Colorado, a few miles north of Denver, where he serves as a paramedic and lives with his wife and a menagerie of adopted animals.

About the Author
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction

1. Europe 1918-1939
2. Europe, Africa and the Mediterranean 1940-1941
3. Russia 1941-1943
4. The Atlantic War 1941-1942
5. The Pacific and Asia 1937-1942
6. Europe and North Africa 1942-1943
7. The Pacific and Asia 1943-1945
8. Europe 1944-1945
9. Victory 1945
10. Aftermath 1946-
Further Reading
Index

"The Handy World War II Answer Book answers over 550 questions about this epic war. It covers the wars in Europe and in the Pacific, plus information on what factors led up to World War II and consequences in the aftermath. Readers will learn about important military and political leaders, heroes (and heroines) and villains, spies, plots, and propaganda, key battles on land and sea, advances in military equipment and weaponry, and strategies planned and carried out by both the Allies and Axis powers. Written in easy-to-understand language for general readers"--