Why the Allies Won examines why the Allied powers ultimately defeated Germany, Japan and their partners in the Second World War. Richard Overy argues that Allied victory was far from inevitable and analyzes the decisive military campaigns as well as the deeper factors behind the outcome. He considers the war at sea, the Eastern Front, the air war and the invasion of Europe, alongside industrial production, military effectiveness, leadership, civilian mobilization and the ability of the belligerent powers to wage total war.

Richard Overy

Why the allies won