
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
Start Here World War II Battles: Timeline Adolf Hitler’s invasion of Poland in September 1939 drove Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany, marking the beginning of World War II.
World War II Battles: Timeline - HISTORY
May 5, 2021 · World War II's final major battle—and one of the war's bloodiest—begins Easter Sunday as U.S. Army and Marine forces invade Okinawa in the Ryukyus island chain southwest of Japan …
Watch WWII in HD Full Episodes, Video & More - HISTORY
WWII in HD is the first-ever World War II documentary presented in full, immersive HD color. Culled from thousands of hours of lost and rare color archival footage gathered from a worldwide search ...
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. By the time it concluded on …
How England Evacuated London’s Children Ahead of World War II
Oct 29, 2024 · How England Evacuated London’s Children Ahead of World War II Operation Pied Piper organized the evacuation of some 800,000 children from urban centers in anticipation of Nazi …
How Superman Mobilized the WWII Home Front - HISTORY
Jul 8, 2025 · Part superhero, part supersalesman, he became a potent symbol.
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Causes, Impact & Deaths
Nov 18, 2009 · In August 1945, the United States dropped two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. What happened to people on the fringes of the blasts?
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 War II ...
Battle of Okinawa: Date, Significance & Who Won - HISTORY
Oct 29, 2009 · The Battle of Okinawa was the last major battle of World War II, and one of the bloodiest. On April 1, 1945—Easter Sunday—the Navy’s Fifth Fleet and more than 180,000 U.S. Army and …