Tag: WW2
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The Battle of Stalingrad: A Turning Point in WWII
The Battle of Stalingrad was a brutal military campaign fought between the Soviet Union and the Axis powers led by Nazi Germany that began on the 23rd August 1942, and…
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The Allied Weapons of World War II
In contrast to World War I which was characterized by trench warfare and artillery barrages that lead very frequently to friendly casualties, World War II was characterized by significant advances…
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The Blitz: The Bombing of Britain in WWII
The Blitz was an intense bombing campaign carried out by Nazi Germany against the United Kingdom during World War II. On September 7th, 1940, 300 German bombers attacked London, on…
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The Unsung Heroes of WWII
There are countless stories of heroes in World War II that have not made it to the mainstream media despite worth it telling them is. Here are some of the…
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The Kindertransport: Rescuing the Children of WWII
The eve of the 9th of November 1938 in Germany represents one of the darkest events in history, Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass), as it would come to be…
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The Female Heroes of World War II
The scope of World War II as a historical event of mountainous magnitude is one that produced a myriad of heroes across many nationalities and journeys from both military and…
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The Battle of Dunkirk: Operation Dynamo
The Battle of Dunkirk, also referred to as the Dunkirk Evacuation, was a major military campaign that took place during World War II between the Allies and Nazi Germany. From…
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The Great Debate: U.S. Intervention in WWII
The United States’ entrance into the World War II campaign is arguably one of the most significant events during this dark period of history. This entrance, however, was a point…
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The Sicilian Campaign: Operation Husky
The Start of the Italian Campaign The Allied invasion of Italy, codenamed Operation Husky, was a large World War II campaign in which the Island of Sicily was taken from…