A. Royden D'souza

World War II began on 1 September 1939, when Adolf Hitler began his campaign to liberate Germans in Poland. German forces used a rapid military strategy known as Blitzkrieg, combining tanks, aircraft, and infantry to overwhelm Polish defenses quickly.

Beneath the surface of diplomatic cables lay the desperate financial interests of banking dynasties, the relentless drive for colonial resources, and an escalating arms race that had turned Europe into a loaded weapon, primed to fire by the very financiers and industrialists who stood to profit from the chaos.