Just over two decades after the conclusion of world War I, another war began spreading across the world. As power-hungry leaders such as Germany Adolf Hitler, Italy's Benito Mussolini and japans Hideki Tojo seized control of their countries and began invading their neighbours, nations in Europe, Asia and America banded together to combat them. Readers will discover how the war started, how it affected people and how it has had a lasting impact on the world.