Into the Fire Again
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24 Into the Fire Again World War II, 1939–1945
The Road to War, 1931–1939 • International Affairs Break Down • Japan on the march • Italy invades Ethiopia
The Road to War, 1931–1939 • Civil War in Spain
The Road to War, 1931–1939 • Trying to Cope with Germany • Appeasement at Munich • Nazi-Soviet nonaggression pact
Axis Victories, 1939–1942 • Triumph of the German Blitzkrieg • The Battle of France • The Battle of Britain
Axis Victories, 1939–1942 • War in North Africa and the Balkans
Axis Victories, 1939–1942 • Operation Barbarossa: Germany Invades the Soviet Union
Axis Victories, 1939–1942 • Japan Attacks • The U.S. enters the war
Behind the Lines: The Struggle and the Horror • Hitler’s “New Order”
Behind the Lines: The Struggle and the Horror • The Holocaust • Death camps
Behind the Lines: The Struggle and the Horror • Collaboration and Resistance
Behind the Lines: The Struggle and the Horror • Mobilizing the Home Fronts
Turning the Tide of War, 1942–1945 • The Eastern Front and the Battle of Stalingrad
Turning the Tide of War, 1942–1945 • The Southern Fronts • The Mediterranean
Turning the Tide of War, 1942–1945 • The Western Front • Germany defeated
Turning the Tide of War, 1942–1945 • The War in the Pacific • Battle of Midway • The atomic bomb
Peace and the Legacy of War • Europe in shambles • The Settlement • Discord over Eastern Europe
Peace and the Legacy of War • The Legacy of War
Key Dates Conflict and war