World War II Day by Day explains in simple terms why the war started and how it was fought in different theaters across the world. Day-by-day entries describe how events unfolded, while pictures show what it was like to be there. Boxes highlight key moments and individuals, and eyewitness accounts add a personal voice to the story. The Third Reich explores how Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power in Germany and how their expansionist policies in eastern Europe led inexorably to conflict with the major European powers. The book follows the fortunes of the German military machine as its initial successes were first halted and then reversed on both the Western and Eastern Fronts, until the Reich that was intended to last a thousand years lay in ruins.