Jang-i jahānī-i duvvum bih zabān-i sādah

Jang-i jahānī-i duvvum bih zabān-i sādah, compiled by Īmān Ghulāmīyān, Abū al-Faz̤l Pīryāʼī and Asadallāh Ghulāmīyān, provides an introductory account of the Second World War, its background and its consequences. Chronological sections trace the Pacific conflict and the Eastern Front alongside timelines for 1939 and 1941. The historical background includes the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, the Spanish Civil War, the Japanese invasion of China and Soviet-Japanese border clashes. Further sections consider fighting in Western Europe, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union and operations in the Pacific during 1942-1943. The account also addresses the aftermath of the war, events in Īrān and occupation. An opening overview places military campaigns within a wider account of alliances, civilian deaths, strategic bombing and the defeat of the Axis powers. Illustrations and colour maps accompany a presentation that combines thematic discussion with chronologies of major events.