The Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber was the Luftwaffe's premier weapon of terror.
Bands of U-boats, known as wolf packs, wreak havoc on Allied shipping in the Atlantic.
Hitler's tank corps bring him early success in battle, but allied technology soon surpasses that of the Germans.
World War II revolutionizes the art of amphibious warfare.
The Germans are the first army to utilize the paratrooper in battle.
American naval airpower is the decisive factor in defeating the Japanese.