With Germany upset about how WWI ended and Japan upset about a lack-of-access to much-needed natural resources, another war sent the world into chaos between 1939-1945. Stories in this collection are about some of those events.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer grew up in the town of Breslau (now Wroclaw). His decision to become a minister surprised his family of intellectuals.
Japan decides to take control of East Asia and stop white, colonial control because they want to create an empire.
John Rabe, John Magee and Dr. Robert O. Wilson provide eyewitness stories about Japanese killings in Nanjing (Nanking).
You will know why Japan attacked Hawaii.
At 7:53 a.m. the Japanese first attack American planes and then begin to bomb "Battleship Row"; finally at 7:58 a.m., air raid sirens begin.
While at "Wolfsschanze" (Wolf's Lair), for a military planning conference, Hitler survives an assassination attempt. Even though he is in prison, Bon...
Some German military try to assassinate Hitler, but they are caught and killed. Even though in prison, Bonhoeffer is implicated in the plot
The assassination plot against Adolf Hitler (on July 20, 1944) did not result in the Nazi leader escaping without any negative impact. As we see in th...
Old photographs of the B-24 in action.
Rather than surrender, Japanese soldiers lead Banzai attacks where they kill as many Marines as possible before dying themselves.
The military retreats to Bataan and General MacArthur moves to Corregidor.
After Saipan, MacArthur orders the taking of Peleliu with a beach landing.
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