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*''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.
:''History of the Second World War'', Volumes 1-8, Publisher Purnells is available on the pay website ''Forces War Records'' in the category [https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/documents/search?SearchQuery=%22History+of+the+Second+World+War%22 Historic Document UK, Historical Documents Library], category Magazine.
*''The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of World War II : an objective, chronological, and comprehensive history of the Second World War 1985''. In 12 Volumes.
:Volume 1 not available online, [https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis02baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.2 1940-1941],[https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis03baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.3 1941-1942], [https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis04baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.4 1942-1943], [https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis05baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.5 1943-1944], [https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis06baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.6 1944],[https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis07baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.7 1944], [https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis08baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.8 1944-1945], [https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis09baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.9 1944-1945], [https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis10baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.10 1945-1946],[https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis11baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.11 1939-1946], [https://archive.org/details/marshallcavendis12baue/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.12 Biliography and Index] Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
