This is the sixth volume in the comprehensive and authoritative series, Germany and the Second World War. It deals with the extension of a European into a global war in the period from 1941 to 1943. It focuses on the politics, strategy, and operations of the belligerent powers as Germany lost the initiative to the Allies, and it represents, both in content and in composition, the climax and turning points of the war. The detailed analysis is underpinned by an extensive apparatus of maps, diagrams, and tables.

This is part one of the fifth volume in the comprehensive and authoritative series, Germany and the Second World War. It deals with developments in wartime administration, economy, and manpower resources in Germany and its occupied territories from 1939-1941. The detailed analysis is underpinned by an extensive apparatus of maps, diagrams, and tables.