World War II Day by Day explains in simple terms why the war started and how it was fought in different theaters across the world. Day-by-day entries describe how events unfolded, while pictures show what it was like to be there. Boxes highlight key moments and individuals, and eyewitness accounts add a personal voice to the story. Europe and North Africa describes the Allied response to the "blitzkrieg" that established German superiority in western Europe in 1939. It follows the British, Americans, and their allies as they fought the Germans and Italians in the deserts of North Africa. From Africa, the Allied campaign spread to Sicily and on to the Italian mainland. While the Germans resisted advances in Italy, D-Day opened a new front in northern France, signaling the beginning of the end for Hitler's Third Reich.