The World At War, 1939-1945: A Guide to Facts and Sources

About the Book

An extraordinarily detailed reference book, The World At War: 1939-1945 offers the reader an in-depth guide to the greatest conflict of the 20th Century. Meticulously researched with over 1,200 identifications and a bibliography of over 4,000 sources, the book examines the people, places, and events that changed our world forever. William Scott spent three years carefully researching and compiling the information for this book. He worked exclusively from military archives and university libraries to produce this one of a kind World War II reference book. Including an easy to follow chronology of events, a list of military and naval abbreviations, and an organizational chart of U.S. Army units, The World At War: 1939-1945 is a must for military historians, academics, history buffs, and veterans.

About the Author

William E. Scott is a history and government teacher at St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, a Jesuit high school in Philadelphia, PA. He received his B.A. degree from West Chester University and his M.A. from Villanova University. Mr. Scott is a member of Phi Alpha Theta and was honored with the National Broadcasting Company’s Teacher of the Year Award in 1989 and the Freedoms Foundation’s Teachers Medal in 1991. The author of November 22, 1963: A Reference Guide To The JFK Assassination, he currently resides in Springfield, PA with his wife, Diane.