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Second World War: Conflict
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This is an online museum about the Canadian contribution to the Second World War. The events section looks at key moments during World War Two experienced by Canadians including the eve of war; Canada's entry into the order of battle; key battles including D-Day, the Normandy and Italian campaigns, and the Invasion of Sicily; and the return to peace and VE Day. There is a people section which provides biographies of key players in the conflict from Canada, the UK, US, Poland and Germany. The arms and weapons section provides information on land, sea, air and medical equipment. Each section contains images and suggested further reading and some have video clips that can be watched online. There is ... an interactive centre on the web site that contains interactive animations of events and technologies.
Hopes for a lasting peace after the First World War were short-lived. The next two decades witnessed a series of wars and diplomatic crises that pointed the way to a new global conflict.
The World War 2 section of Military History Online is an excellent collection of essays, articles and information on most aspects of the conflict, written in solid style by a range of experts. There are sufficient illustrations to please readers without irritating them and book adverts of the worst sort: you want to buy them all!
Every year, the ICRC and National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies receive tens of thousands of tracing requests relating to the Second World War. The work of the ICRC and Red Cross/Red Crescent tracing officers still reunites families torn apart during the six-year conflict. Marcin Monko, of the ICRC's regional delegation in Budapest, sent this report.
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The Second World War (21-Disc Series) Robert Hardy hosts this documentary series that chronicles the significant events of the greatest, most destructive conflict in history -- World War II. Included is a brief overview of the major events leading up to the opening of hostilities between the Allied and Axis powers, plus all the major strategies, battles, triumphs and heartaches that were part of the six-year conflict that killed and maimed millions and changed history forever.
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