The book, Pictorial History Of World War II represents a pictorial chronological study of World War II.  In 1939, for the second time during the 20th century, the world was shaken by total war.  World War II quickly spread beyond Europe to Africa, the Middle East and Far East.  Before this epic struggle between the forces of good and evil ended in 1945 with the unconditional surrender of both Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, it is estimated that up to 15 million military and 34 million civilians had lost their lives.  Also of note, is the fact that while the opening campaign in Poland saw Polish cavalrymen launching suicidal attacks on German tanks, the end of the war saw the beginning of the missile age, with the development of the German V-1 & V-2 and the advent of the nuclear age with the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  The major sections of "Pictorial History Of World War II" are as follows: 1) The Prelude to War; 2) The Struggle Begins; 3) The Battle of France; 4) The Battle of Britain; 5) The Invasion of Russia; 6) America Before Pearl Harbor; 7) Japan Overruns the East; 8) The Desert War 1940-43; 9) The Battle of the Atlantic; 10) The Soft Underbelly: Sicily and Italy 1943-45; 11) Retreat in Russia; 12) Normandy and the Liberation of France; 13) Recovery in the Pacific; 14) Burma: the Long Road Back; 15) The Fall of Germany and 16) The Fall of Japan.  The narrative accompanying "Pictorial History Of World War II" covers all of the major combat theaters of war including the struggle in Europe, the campaigns in North Africa, the German invasion of Russia, the Battle of the Atlantic and the war against Japan in the Far East.  In addition to this narrative, "Pictorial History Of World War II" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 343 black and white vintage photographs; 2) 2 black and white illustrations and 3) 12 maps that are effective points of reference for battles, campaigns & combat theaters of war.  This book is 253 pages and is in very good condition.  The author is Charles Herridge.  Edition published in 1975.