World War II: The Sound and the Fury

Germany invades Poland; Blitzkrieg crushes France. Britain stands alone. Japan expands in Asia. China resists. Air war begins. Total war reshapes a collapsing world order.

Hitler invades the USSR; Moscow holds. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. Genocide spreads. Allies strike back in Africa. Stalingrad nears as the Axis push begins to falter.

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 hits Normandy; Soviets crush Germany in the East. Hitler dies, Germany falls. Atomic bombs end war in Asia. Superpowers rise. Peace comes—but at a heavy price.