Collapse is the first volume of an authoritative trilogy that tells the story of the Second World War through an international lens, covering theatres of war in multiple continents and analysing worldwide trends, combining military, political, social and economic history.

Jonathan Fennell is Professor of the History of War and Society at King’s College London, where he is Director of Research at the Defence Studies Department, Co-Director of the Sir Michael Howard Centre for the History of War and Co-Founder and President of the Second World War Research Group.