As the title implies, the book provides information on the key people and events of the war, placing them in chronological context. There are approximately 100 entries laid out alphabetically, including the following people and topics: air raid shelters, the Battle of Britain, the Blitz, Winston Churchill, concentration camps, Adolf Hitler, the Holocaust, Land Army girls, rationing, and Franklin Roosevelt. It is complete with timeline, glossary, further information, index, cartoons, detailed illustrations and maps.
- ISBN10 0340851872
- ISBN13 9780340851876
- Publish Date 17 April 2003
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 9 December 2006
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hachette Children's Group
- Imprint Hodder Children's Books
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 128
- Language English