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The Battle of Britain
Major air campaign fought largely over southern England in the summer and autumn of 1940. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
On the morning of December 7th Jappense planned a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor at the U.S. naval base. -
The Battle of Midway
This was a WW2 naval battle. The United States destroyed Japan's first-line carrier strength and most of its best-trained naval pilots. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
Stalingrad was one of the most decisive battles on the Eastern Front in the Second World War. The Soviet Union inflicted a catastrophic defeat on the German Army in and around this strategically important city on the Volga river, which bore the name of the Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin. -
Operation Torch
The first time U.S. troops saw action against Nazi Germany, trapping Erwin Rommel's army in a pincer as it fled from El-Alamein. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program, often referred to as the Monuments Men was an international group established in 1943 that worked under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections to help protect cultural property during and after World War II. -
The Battle of Kursk
The largest tank battle in history, involving some 6,000 tanks, 2,000,000 troops, and 4,000 aircraft. -
D-Day
Brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest invasion force in human history. -
The Battle of the Bulge
The last major German military offensive in western Europe. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
U.S. Marines invaded Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, after months of naval and air bombardment. The Japanese defenders of the island were dug into bunkers deep within the volcanic rocks. Approximately 70,000 U.S. Marines and 18,000 Japanese soldiers took part in the battle. -
The Battle of Okinawa
The last major battle of World War II and the bloodiest of the Pacific campaign. At dawn on Easter, April 1, 1945, a fleet of 1,300 U.S. ships and 50 British ships closed in for the invasion of the island, which is part of Japan's southernmost prefecture. -
The Death of FDR
He was diagnosed with poliomyelitis and underwent years of therapy, including hydrotherapy at Warm Springs, Georgia. Roosevelt remained paralyzed from the waist down and relied on a wheelchair and leg braces for mobility, which he took efforts to conceal in public. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Hitler committed suicide in a bunker underground. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
The uranium bomb detonated over Hiroshima had an explosive yield equal to 15,000 tonnes of TNT. -
Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
This was dropped to force Japan to surrender but also to keep the Soviets out of Japan by displaying American military power.