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	World War II
		World War II World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing approximately 55.5 million lives (see below).
		The war was fought mainly between an alliance of the British Commonwealth, France, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China—collectively known as the Allies; and the Axis Powers, an alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan.
		The war also saw the re-emergence of the United States from its isolationism, the destruction and rebuilding of Germany and Japan into major industrial powers, the advent of the atomic bomb, and the emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as global superpowers.
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/w/wo/world_war_ii.html (3995 words)

	Military history of Italy during World War II - Biocrawler
		Italy was a minor industrial power (one of the poorest in Europe), one might not consider Italian industry to have equalled more than 15% of what was seen in France or Britain should one compare the number of automobiles in Italy (~372,000) to those of Britain and France (~2,500,000).
		Within a week of Italy's declaration of war, the British 11th Hussars had seized Fort Capuzzo and, in an ambush east of Bardia, the Tenth Army's Engineer in Chief, General Lastucci, was captured.
		In October 1940, Italy invaded Greece from the Italian colony of Albania.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Military_history_of_Italy_during_World_War_II (1633 words)

	Military history of Italy during World War II Information
		Italy was a minor industrial power (one of the poorest in Europe).
		Italy had also given tons of weapons and supplies to the Spanish Fascists fighting in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 - 1939.
		Despite the desperate military situation that France faced fighting the Wehrmacht in the north in June 1940, the Italian offensive stalled and failed to break through the fortified Alpine Line.
	www.bookrags.com /Military_history_of_Italy_during_World_War_II (2343 words)

	ipedia.com: Military history of Britain during World War II Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Military history of Britain during World War II This page is intended to serve as a focal point for information pertinent to understanding British military activity during World War II.
		During late 1944, as more British aircraft carriers came into the area a series of strikes were flown against oil targets in Sumatra to prepare British carriers for the upcoming operations in the Pacific.
		In the last great amphibious operation of the war in Europe, British Commandos and Canadian troops captured the island in the late autumn of 1944, clearing the way for Antwerp to be opened and for the easement of the critical logistical problems the Allies were suffering.
	www.ipedia.com /military_history_of_britain_during_world_war_ii.html (13340 words)

	Bulgaria.com - History of Bulgaria, World War II (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The lessons of the previous world war were too bitter to forget and there were no guarantees at all, as to.
		The Bulgarian germanophile bourgeoisie, bewildered and precarious as it could be, was unable to suggest an outcome of the crisis and was desperately groping for palliative let's-patch-up-the-situation answers to its problems, ranging from vague promises for democratization of political life at home to indecisive attempts at being in contact with the allies.
		The participation of the Bulgarian armies in the final stage of World War II and the excellent performance of their extremely efficient live force against the Germans and their Hungarian, Croatian and Albanian allies, improved considerably the international image of the country.
	www.bulgaria.com /history/bulgaria/war2.html (1666 words)

	Polish History - Part 12
		World War II The German onslaught on Poland on September 1, 1939, started the Second World War.
		Confronted with the enormous military might of the enemies and having no assistance from France and Britain, which were unprepared for war, Poland was forced to suffer a military defeat.
		During eighteen months of occupation the most active individuals from all walks and domains of life were murdered.
	www.poloniatoday.com /history12.htm (1239 words)

	World War II
		Others even regard World War I, which culminated in the Peace with the Central Powers in 1921 and World War II as parts of the same conflict, with only a breathing spell in between.
		World War II would go down in the history books as bringing about the downfall of Western Europe as the center of world power, leading to the rise of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.), setting up conditions leading to the Cold War, and opening up the nuclear age.
		Many historians trace the roots of World War II to the Treaty of Versailles and other peace agreements that followed World War I. The Germans found it easy to blame the harsh Treaty of Versailles for their troubles.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1661.html (5238 words)

	Military Working Dog Foundation - History of Military Dogs - War Dogs (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During the war, five War Dog Reception and Training Centers were operated by the Quartermaster Corps.
		The sentry dog was taught to accompany a military or civilian guard on patrol and gave him warning of the approach or presence of strangers within the area protected.
		This memorial was dedicated in 1922 to War Dogs used in World War I. In 1994 a War Dog memorial was dedicated at the U.S. Marine Corps War Dog Cemetery on Guam to honor the dogs that served in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
	www.militaryworkingdog.com /history (1974 words)

	OVER A CENTURY OF U
		U.S. military spending ($343 billion in the year 2000) is 69 percent greater than that of the next five highest nations combined.
		Among sources used, besides news reports, are the Congressional Record (23 June 1969), 180 Landings by the U.S. Marine Corps History Division, Ege and Makhijani in Counterspy (July-Aug. 1982), and Daniel Ellsberg in Protest and Survive.
		War could expand to Iraq, Sudan, and beyond.
	www.zmag.org /CrisesCurEvts/interventions.htm (656 words)

	Japanese history: Militarism and World War II
		During the era of the weak emperor Taisho (1912-26), the political power shifted from the oligarchic clique (genro) to the parliament and the democratic parties.
		The Japanese forces succeeded in occupying almost the whole coast of China and committed severe war atrocities on the Chinese population, especially during the fall of the capital Nanking.
		However, the military did not consider surrendering under such terms, partially even after US military forces dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, and the Soviet Union entered the war against Japan on August 8.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2129.html (682 words)

	Military.com Resources
		Despite the efforts of Great Britain and other Allied countries, Germany ran virtually unchecked through Europe in the first few years of the war, but was stopped short of an invasion of England as the British held their own in the air-based Battle of Britain.
		The statistical results of World War II were stunning: all told, approximately 61 million people lost their lives, with the Soviet Union (over 25 million) and China (11 million) suffering the most fatalities, most of them civilians.
		As a result of the war, the United States emerged as the world's leading military and economic power, and geopolitical boundaries changed radically, with the Soviet Union controlling most of Eastern Europe.
	www.military.com /Resources/HistorySubmittedFileView?file=history_worldwarii.htm (991 words)

	World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Finland, where the Winter War became a focus of the world's interest in the absence of other hostilities.
		World War I, the Western victors in the Second World War did not demand compensation from the defeated nations.
		Korean War and in a number of African conflicts), after this victory the major powers relied upon small highly-trained and well-equipped militaries.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /~eushrair/worldwartwo.htm (3850 words)

	Best of History Web Sites (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Total War, eyewitnesses from Britain, Germany, Russia, Korea, Japan, and the United States tell the story of how millions of civilians participated and came to be legitimate targets in the Second World War.
		Maps of World War II Maps of World War II provides an overview of WWII through a collection of maps that present the battles and campaigns fought in the various theatres of war.
		An oral history project for students in grades 6 through 12, students follow oral history processes to contact and interview a World War II veteran or person alive during the World War II era.
	www.besthistorysites.net /WWII.shtml (3863 words)

	The Congressional Medal Of Honor - "Bravest of the Brave" The Nations Highest Military Honor
		During the military action in Vietnam, a much longer conflict than the Civil War, 238 medals were awarded.
		Early in the Civil War, a medal for individual valor was proposed to General-in-Chief of the Army Winfield Scott.
		World War II Master Sgt. Jose M. Lopez, 94, who received the Medal of Honor for engaging in a series of "seemingly suicidal missions" during the Battle of the Bulge, died May 16, 2005 at a daughter's home in San Antonio, Texas.
	www.medalofhonor.com (1636 words)

	CHAPTER 22: World War II: The War Against Germany and Italy
		Unlike in World War I, when the United States had come late on the scene and provided only those forces to swing the balance of power to the Allied side, the American contribution to the reconquest of Western Europe had been predominant, not just in manpower but as a true arsenal of democracy.
		While the Germans had developed a flying bomb and later a supersonic missile, the weapons with which both sides fought the war were in the main much improved versions of those that had been present in World War I—the motor vehicle, the airplane, the machine gun, indirect fire artillery, the tank.
		Economy of force was particularly evident in Italy, and simplicity was nowhere better demonstrated than in the Normandy landings, despite a complexity inherent in the size and diversity of the invasion forces.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/amh/AMH-22.htm (8860 words)

	The U.S. Coast Guard At War (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Chief Allen served during World War II and retired from active duty in 1965.
		The oral history of World War II Coast Guard veteran Marvin Perrett, who was a coxswain of a landing craft assigned to the USS Bayfield; he participated in the invasions of Normandy (D-Day!), Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
		BM3 Thomas V. Mullings' Oral History: BM3 Mullings was a survivor of the sinking of the Alexander Hamilton.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/h_militaryindex.html (1902 words)

	The National World War II Museum, Your World War II History Resource
		Even Italy, whose army was only a fraction of the size of Germany's and Japan's, had more troops than the United States.
		During the 1930s Italian dictator Benito Mussolini began a military campaign to extend Italy's influence in Europe and Africa.
		During the 1930s Japan undertook a campaign of aggressive military expansion.
	www.nationalww2museum.org /education/history_intro.html (1075 words)

	Military History Online - WWII Home
		The battle demonstrated to the world that earlier German military accomplishments were not a fluke and showed the Belgians the fallacy of their strict policy of neutrality.
		Midway was the pivotal battle of the war in the Pacific.
		As World War Two in Europe came to a close in the first days of May 1945, more than just the end of the war was at hand.
	www.militaryhistoryonline.com /wwii (3464 words)

	Italy in World War II - World War II Multimedia Database
		Italy left the League of Nations when the action was condemned.
		this committed Italy to a war two years ahead of the Italian General Staff’s expectations, and her armed forces were not fully ready for the coming battles in the Mediterranean and Russia.
		An ongoing documentation of the Italian political and military actions of World War two.
	www.worldwar2database.com /html/italy.htm (881 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| World War II \| African American 92nd Infantry Division Fought in Italy During World War II
		They frequently served with distinction--the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War, the 9th and 10th U.S. Colored Cavalry regiments during the Indian wars and the Spanish-American War, and the 369th Infantry Regiment during World War I all established outstanding fighting records.
		During the summer of 1944, nearly 100,000 men of the Fifth Army, out of a total strength of 249,000, were transferred to the fighting in France.
		Italy was in a state of civil war, and the Italian partisan forces were proving more than a nuisance to the German cause.
	www.historynet.com /magazines/world_war_2/3034036.html (1302 words)

	Lone Sentry: Photographs, Documents, and Research on World War II
		Fifth Army Antiaircraft, Salerno to Florence - History of the Antiaircraft Artillery of the Fifth Army in the first year of fighting in Italy, from the Salerno landings in September 1943 to the Arno River in September 1944.
		We Are Proud: History of Co. 'C' 260th Infantry - "We Are Proud: History of Co. 'C' 260th Infantry, Shelby to Linz" is a short, informal remembrance booklet prepared by 260th Infantry Regiment, part of the 65th Infantry Division.
		History, 102d Infantry Division, USAR - A short pocket history printed by the division in the late 1950s or early 1960s.
	www.lonesentry.com (1926 words)

	Maps of World War II by History Link 101
		History Link 101 is a site developed for World History Classes, by a World History Teacher.
		Center of Military History Over 110 maps of the Pacific Theater, Western Front, and Africa.
		World War II European Theater Over 80 maps of military campaigns in Europe by Miltary.com.
	www.historylink101.com /1/world_war_II/maps.htm (177 words)

	AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN MILITARY HISTORY/World War II
		Dunn, James A. On Board the USS Mason: The World War II Diary of James A. Dunn, edited by Mansel G. Blackford.
		History of the American Negro in the Great World War; His Splendid Record in the Battle Zones of Europe.
		World War II in the Lives of Black Americans: Some Findings and an Interpretation.
	www.au.af.mil /au/aul/bibs/afhist/afwwii.htm (1391 words)

	Today in History: December 7
		Within days, Japan's allies, Germany and Italy, declared war on the United States, and the country began a rapid transition to a war-time economy in building up armaments in support of military campaigns in the Pacific, North Africa, and Europe.
		The Office of War Information capitalized on the fear and outrage associated with the bombings to encourage support of war mobilization.
		Concentrating on subjects like aircraft factories, training for war, women in the workforce, and the armed forces, the OWI documented and celebrated American patriotism in the military and on the homefront.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/dec07.html (982 words)

	HistoryWiz: World War II (Site not responding. Last check: )
		World War II in the Ukraine Infoukes, a Ukrainian history and culture site
		World War II in the Pacific a site devoted to the war in the Pacific
		Women as Portrayed in British World War II Advertising an interesting and fun collection of advertising images on the home front in Britain
	www.historywiz.com /worldwartwo.htm (684 words)

	American Red Cross Museum
		Beginning with the Spanish-American War of 1898, American Red Cross women like Richards served at the side of the military in various roles overseas, as nurses, canteen workers, social workers, and recreation providers.
		A hospital field worker, Esther Richards of San Francisco was the first American Red Cross woman killed on the European Continent in World War II, losing her life in February 1944 during a German bombing raid on the Anzio beachhead in Italy.
		More than 300 women died during World War I at home and abroad, including nurses who battled the Spanish influenza pandemic in 1918, and over 50 perished overseas during World War II.
	www.redcross.org /museum/history/womeninwar.asp (169 words)

	Jensen's Web Sources for Wars & World Military History
		The Mexican war: a history of its origin, and a detailed account of the victories which terminated in the surrender of the capital; with the official despatches of the generals.
		The war in Egypt and the Soudan; an episode in the history of the British Empire by Thomas Archer 1880s 4 vol.
		Nicolay and Hay on Tennessee and Kentucky, 1861 (1888)
	tigger.uic.edu /~rjensen/military.html (6071 words)

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