World War 2 In Review No. 000: Premier Issue

This first issue of World War 2 in Review is an introduction to the series and a basic primer on World War II. This is not meant to be an in-depth accounting - a thousand issues still would not even begin to do that. Many thousands of books and uncountable articles have been written over the years and the full history of the war has still not been covered, nor will it ever be.

World War 2 in Review will cover as much of the history of the war as possible: the campaigns, battles, home fronts, personalities, organizations, military units, weapons, aircraft, naval vessels, military vehicles, uniforms, insignia, equipment, and more, of the allied, axis and neutral nations.

It is hoped that you will find this series informative and enjoyable in your study of the history of World War II.

This issue contains these articles on World War II:

1. Foreword
2. The War in Color
3. World War II: Introduction
4. Timeline of Events Preceding World War II
5. Events Preceding World War II in Asia
6. Events Preceding World War II in Europe
7. Diplomatic History of World War II
8. List of All War Declarations and Other Outbreaks of Hostilities
9. Germany Between Two Wars
10. The Peace Which Could Not Last: Why 1939 Had to Follow 1919
11. U.S. Army Organization, 1941
12. Allied Interoperability Between the Wars
13. The First to Be Freed: British Military Administration in Eritrea and Somalia, 1941-1943
14. Soviet-Japanese Confrontation in Outer Mongolia: The Battle of Nomonhan-Khalkin Gol
15. U.S. Government Policy Toward Civilian Women During World War II

426 B&W and color photos and illustrations