Summer 1943: More than two million men of the German and Russian armies, and over 6000 tanks gathered near the Russian town of Kirsch, set for the largest tank battle in history.

The Strategic Bombing Campaign was designed to disrupt German war production and undermine civilian morale.

The remarkable Soviet victory over the once-mighty Japanese Kwangtung Army in Manchuria is one of the least known of WWII and was no steamroller victory.

The attack on the US naval base was one of the most significant events of WWII. Not one battleship was left undamaged, 200 aircraft were destroyed and 2400 people killed.

The capture of this strategically crucial island was the key to victory in the Philippines. It was the first time the Americans encountered the Japanese code of Bushido.

The siege of the Soviet Union's second city lasted for 890 days and provided WWII with one of its most harrowing episodes