The History of the Twentieth Century

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349 Why Do the Winds and Waves Rage So Turbulently? Dec 24, 2023

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The upper levels of Japanese government (and, more important, the military) increasingly came to the view that war with the United States was necessary if Japan was to survive.

348 Five Minutes to Midnight Dec 17, 2023

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At the end of the rasputitsa, the mud season, the German Army had one final, narrow opportunity, to win the war against the USSR before winter.

347 The Green Folder Dec 03, 2023

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Even before the first German soldier crossed the frontier into the USSR, the Nazi government in Berlin had a plan for administering occupied Russia.

346 The Battle of Smolensk Nov 26, 2023

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The German invasion of the USSR went brilliantly for the first 2-3 weeks, but instead of collapsing as expected, the Red Army only got stronger.

345 Operation Barbarossa Nov 19, 2023

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On June 22, 1941, Germany began an invasion of its erstwhile trade partner, the USSR.

344 America First Nov 12, 2023

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The Dust Bowl ravages the central United States, Charles Lindbergh's infant son is kidnapped, the America First movement opposes US involvement in the war.

343 The Balkan Detour Oct 29, 2023

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Germany executes its invasions of Yugoslavia and Greece, and the Axis encourages an anti-British coup in Iraq.

342 Operation Marita Oct 22, 2023

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As Germany made preparations to assist its ally Italy in the war against Greece, a coup in Yugoslavia prompted Adolf Hitler to order the invasion of that country as well.

341 A Crime against the Future Oct 15, 2023

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In summer of 1940, even as the Battle of Britain was just getting started, Adolf Hitler was already laying plans for war with the Soviet Union.

340 The ULTRA Secret Oct 08, 2023

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After the fall of Poland, British Intelligence's codebreaking operation at Bletchley Park became the center of efforts to decrypt messages from the Germans' supposedly unbreakable Enigma machine.

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