
World War II: Causes, Timeline, Key Battles, Facts & Legacy
Oct 29, 2009 · World War II, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history, involved more than 50 nations and was fought on land, sea and air in nearly every part of the world.
World War II: Causes and Timeline - HISTORY
World War II was fought from 1939 to 1945. Learn more about World War II combatants, battles and generals, and what c...
World War II Battles: Timeline - HISTORY
May 5, 2021 · With Adolf Hitler leading a German invasion of Poland in 1939, World War II was launched, a deadly global conflict waged across Europe and the Pacific until 1945.
How Did World War II End? - HISTORY
Aug 11, 2020 · World War II ended six years and one day after Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, sparked the 20th century’s second global conflict.
The Surprising Role Mexico Played in World War II - HISTORY
Sep 24, 2018 · If you ask people to name the victorious Allied Powers in World War II, Mexico isn’t usually a name that comes to mind. But after declaring war against the Axis in mid-1942, …
The Pictures that Defined World War II - HISTORY
Jul 6, 2018 · With over 30 countries involved in World War II and the loss of over 50 million lives, war photography captured the destruction and victories of the deadliest war in history.
Battle of the Bulge - Definition, Dates & Who Won - HISTORY
Oct 14, 2009 · Called “the greatest American battle of the war” by Winston Churchill, the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes region of Belgium was Adolf Hitler’s last major offensive in World …
Coffee rationing begins | November 29, 1942 | HISTORY
Nov 5, 2009 · On November 29, 1942, coffee joins the list of items rationed in the United States. Despite record coffee production ...
V-J Day - HISTORY
Oct 14, 2009 · An estimated 45-60 million people lost their lives and millions more were injured in World War II. Here, Private Sam Macchia from NYC returns home, wounded in both legs, to …
China’s Overlooked Role in World War II - HISTORY
May 18, 2022 · More than two years before German tanks blitzed Poland and four years before the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, what some historians consider the start of World War II …