The World War II History Journals: 1944

Do you want to learn more about World War II, but don't have time to read huge, long books? Then let The History Journals take you on an hourly history tour of each year of the war with The World War II History Journals series which includes one book per year from 1939 to 1945.

Throughout this series of journals released to acknowledge 80 years since the beginning of WW2, we will be looking at the seven years of that conflict on an annual basis. The conflict, the buildup to war, the major battles, the strategies and technological developments, the effect on civilians and most importantly of all we'll consider the role of the soldiers, sailors and airmen who gave their lives fighting for the freedom of others.

1944 was a year that began full of promise for the Allies as the war was beginning to slip from the grasp of Adolf Hitler and the Axis powers, and many believed that by the end of the year, peace might well be restored throughout Europe. During 1943, the fifth year the world had been at war, the Allied nations had at last turned the tide against Hitler and it was now time to consolidate their much-improved position. Follow us onward into the history of WW2 in 1944.

You will learn about:

Allies struggle in Italy, End of Siege of Leningrad after 872 days of fighting

America targets the Marshall Islands, Berlin becomes major bombing target

The buildup and application of D-Day, the turning point of the European war

Britain attacked with rockets, Russia moves on Poland, Allies struggle in the Dardenne's

Be sure to read/listen to all the books in the series - one for each year through the end of the war in 1945!