World War II: The Sound and The Fury

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 breaks the Nazi advance; Japan falters at Guadalcanal. The tide begins to turn. Mussolini falls as Allies land in Sicily. The Soviets crush Germany at Kursk.

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.