Packed with personal anecdotes and details you wont find anywhere else, this is the secret history of World War II. A fast-moving overview stuffed with interesting factoids and historical tidbits . . . Casual readers will find themselves carried along, and hardened military buffs will learn much that is new.--Library Journal Its almost guaranteed to make you so interested in the subject youll want to learn . . . By including hundreds of interesting anecdotes and facts, [Mike] Wright not only piques our interest repeatedly, he also gives areal feel for the war era.--Manchester Journal Inquirer An excellent overview . . . [with] interesting chapters on spies, POWs, censorships, and the building of the atomic bomb . . . Wrights style is accessible.--The Post and Courier