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24th January 2001

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World War Two

World War Two convulsed the world from 1939 to 1945. In many ways, it was the world's first global conflict. Millions died on both the battlefield and on the home front. It devastated huge areas of the world which took decades to recover. Follow the sequence of events that led up to the war and discover the stories behind key moments through news clips and first hand accounts.

The war years
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
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Home front: the story of the Blitz, evacuation, and the experiences of extraordinary housewife diarist, Nella Last.

The Battle of Britain where the "few" won the first battle for the Allies.

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Hitler and his fight to the death with Stalin's Communist Russia.

The Holocaust: a "Final Solution" which led to the deaths of some six million innocent people.

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Countdown to war

This was the final week before the start of World War Two. Hitler's brinkmanship eventually pushing Britain and France into war as Appeasement reached its limit.

Other articles:

  • Japan
    The Emperor's Code
  • Japanese brutality to Allied PoWs,
  • Montgomery's 8th Army mutiny
  • MI5's war against German agents
  • SOE sabotage
  • German PoWs who stayed in Britain after the War.
  • The early war years
  • War in Russia
  • Himmler's betrayal of Hitler as defeat loomed.


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