Germany's invasion of Poland sparks global war. Blitzkrieg crushes France; Britain stands alone. Japan expands across Asia, exploiting colonial weakness. In China, resistance grinds on.

Hitler invades the Soviet Union, but Moscow holds. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, drawing the U.S. into war. Global conflict escalates as genocide and total destruction define the Axis war machine.

Stalingrad halts Hitler; Japan loses Guadalcanal. Mussolini falls. Soviets win at Kursk. Allied tech grows. In Tehran, the Big Three plan D-Day and the fight to end fascism.

D-Day lands Allied troops in Normandy; in the East, Operation Bagration devastates Germany. Paris is freed. Stalin secures Eastern Europe. In 1945, Berlin falls and Hitler dies.