While World War 2 was a truly global conflict, one of the two main aggressors was based in central Europe and conflict engulfed almost the whole continent, from western France to eastern Russia, from the Mediterranean to Arctic waters. This is a directory of my own content and the best sites on the net.
A short biography of Adolf Hitler, arguably the pivotal figure of the war.
An introduction to World War Two in Europe, 1939 - 1945.
Reading about D-Day but stuck on some of the terms? Try this glossary.
The five beaches of D-Day are fairly well known, but there was another landing that day, at Pointe du Hoc.
An article about the prides of the German and British navies, the Bismarck and Hood.
This page indexes bibliographic information on the Second World War in Europe.
A quick answer to this important question.
A quick answer to this question.
After a shaky start the BBC now produce some of the web's best educational content; their World War 2 site is no exception. Well written articles by leading historians, great animated maps and features, audio, media reports, a broad class of topics and plenty of illustration make this an easy recommendation.
