Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II Battle Book; 160 pages; Fine condition. No creases. Solid, clean. Ballantine's Illustrated history of World War II is an entirely new and exciting venture in paperback publishng. Never before has the attempt been made to explore in depth so gigantic and world-shaking an event as World War II, and then to report the results to the public in the form of short, crisply but authentically written narratives, richly illustrated throughout the text with photographs, maps and diagrams... Trade Paperback.