<p> <b><i>A different way to understand the magnitude of World War II. </i></b> </p><p> Countless books exist about the Second World War and in those can be found all of the statistics to be had: numbers killed, bombs dropped, battles won and lost, ad infinitum. But to see these numbers as infographics gives the reader a fresh perspective on the war. </p><p> <b><i>World War II in Numbers</i></b> uses color graphics and succinct text to tell the key stories of the battles that engulfed the globe and affected virtually everyone alive during the 1940s. </p><p> To see the war set out in numbers tells the story with a new certainty:<br> <ul> <li> how the Polish Home Army carried out more than 700,000 acts of sabotage</li> <li> the large number of Japanese lost in the Pacific War</li> <li> how Allied tanks stood up to the armor-piercing power of the Panzerfaust</li> <li> the damage the Kamikaze inflicted on Allied ships during the Okinawa Campaign</li> <li> the number of unexploded bombs reported on the island of Malta</li> <li> that in 1944 alone 914,637 tons of bombs were dropped on German cities</li> <li> by how much the Allied forces outnumbered the Germans in Normandy</li> <li> how the ten costliest land battles in WWII compare with those of WWI.</li> </ul> </p><p> The book sets out six chapters with topics discussed in two- and four-page infographics spreads, including certainty:<br> <ul> <li> Preparation for War -- Territorial skirmishes, shifting borders, militarism and alliances.</li> <li> Land Campaigns -- Key battles and the military might that fought them.</li> <li> Weapons and Innovations - From the Polish Calvary to the A-Bomb.</li> <li> In the Air -- Aces and blitzes.</li> <li> At Sea -- The war expands to the world's oceans.</li> <li> Costs -- The price of war and its legacy.</li> </ul> </p><p> Compelling, a superb teaching tool, ideal for casual reading and a must-have for military hobbyists, <b><i>World War II in Numbers</i></b> is an exciting and powerful perspective on the global conflict. </p>