Amazon.com description: Product Description: This is a unique look at the fourth year of the Second World War, through the medium of old photographs. Although it was not quite the beginning of the end for the Germans, many see 1942 as the turning point of the war. This book, the fourth in a series covering the Second World War year by year, covers the war in Russia, where Hitler's forces were being held back; the battle at El Alamein; and the war in the Pacific. Other key events, such as the Battle of Midway and the slaughter which took place in the Warsaw ghetto, are covered in detail.