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: ''The Second Great War. A Standard History'' edited by Sir John Hammerton. Note, includes text of some historic documents which may not be readily available elsewhere.
:[https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.34717 Vol.1], [https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.34718/page/n7/mode/2up Vol.2], [https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.34719/page/n7/mode/2up Vol.3], [https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.34721/page/n7/mode/2up Vol.4], [https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.34722 Vol.5], [https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.34723 Vol.6], [https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.34724/page/n7/mode/2up Vol.7], [https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.528423/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.8], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.509493/page/n7 Vol. 9]. [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28%22Second+Great+War%22%29&sort=titleSorter&page=1 All digital files]. All Archive.org. Note Vol.9 looks somewhat different to read online, as it has been divided into three files which are shown in blue below the book reader bar at the foot of the book (as at 2020/12).
*''Purnell's History of the 20th Century'', in ten volumes, published 1971. WW2 period [https://archive.org/details/purnellshistoryo07newy/page/n9/mode/2up Volume 7], [https://archive.org/details/purnellshistoryo08newy/page/n9/mode/2up Volume 8]. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. (Subsequently revised in 1979 as ''20th Century'' published in twenty volumes by Purnell Reference Books). :''The Illustrated encyclopedia of 20th century weapons and warfare'' edited by Bernard Fitzsimons. Originally published 1967-1969 by Purnell & Sons Limited. Other editions to 1978. In 24 editions, arranged alphabetically. Includes WW2. [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28%22The+Illustrated+encyclopedia+of+20th+century+weapons+and+warfare%22%29&sort=-publicdate Broken range of editions] Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. Volume 24 contains an [https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc24fitz/page/2627/mode/2up Index] for the whole series.
*''The Second World War'' by Winston S Churchill
:[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.211070 ''Volume I: The Gathering Storm''] 2nd impression 1948. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.65259 ''Volume II: Their Finest Hour''] 3rd edition 1951, first published 1949. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.4696 ''Volume III: The Grand Alliance''] 1950. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.65226 ''Volume IV The Hinge of Fate''] 1951. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.209869 ''Volume Five: Closing the Ring''] 6th impression 1961, first published 1952. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.234099 ''Volume VI: Triumph and Tragedy''] 1954. Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection.
