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World War II--A Brief History

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Though many now believe that the 1914-1918 War could perhaps have been avoided, there were entirely unavoidable reasons for the 1939-1945 War. It was a crusade against the evil and totalitarian regimes which then existed in Germany, Italy and Japan. It was waged by the Allied nations as a struggle for freedom. It was a necessary war, which simply had to be fought to the finish.

  • World War II--Chronology
  • Second World War Begins
  • Mid-War Years
  • Allied Retaliation
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