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The attack on Pearl Harbor shocked Americans from their isolationism, uniting them as never before, and marked the official entry of the United States into World War II.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill is, undoubtedly, one of the most influential people of the century. His nonconformist ways earned him admiration and respect.

Today is Remembrance Day, and Canadians who fought in the Second World War will gather across the country to honour their fallen comrades.

Release of 750,000 pages of top secret files will shed light on forerunner to the Central Intelligence Agency and the jobs that Julia Childs and nearly 24,000 agents did.

From 1940 to 1945, uniquely American superheroes led the fight on two fronts: reinforcing traditional American values and portraying the Axis as sinister and sub-human.

This was the period during which the military, strategic, and territorial balance in Europe was profoundly altered by German victories.

Yugoslavia history is brief and complex. What makes research about it confusing is the many name changes that have occured throughout Yugoslavia's history.

American public opinion opposed intervention in world War II. A little more patience by Hitler could have given him the time to complete his conquests.

Superheroes were powerful weapons for the Allied forces during World War II. Superman and his pals were some of the finest propaganda tools in the Allied arsenal.

Tours to Egypt can include El-Alamein Museum and British military cemetery near Alexandria. El-Alamein was the turning point of World War II's North African campaign.

The movies made during the war, even the classics, emphasized patriotism. The perspective of time introduced more realism.

Part of the prose fiction Hellboy universe, Brian Hodge's novel pits Hellboy and company against the forces of heaven and hell in a fight over an ancient artifact.

On 30th April, 1945, with Russian soldiers swarming through Berlin, Adolf Hitler comitted suicide, just a day after marrying his long term mistress Eva Braun.

During the inter-war period collective security of the League of Nations was the best means of resolving international disputes before they escalated into war.

Joseph Stalin who ruled Russia with a brutal and unyielding fist was slow to accept the inevitability of the pending invasion of Germany.

If you think that s-f is a silly boys' genre all about star-ships and robots battling in space, think again: and use this selection for the unconverted as a guide.

The cynicism and hope of this war-torn decade is revealed in the narratives of its finest films.

Prince Constantine was deemed too young and inexperienced to successfully rule Greece when he ascended the throne of that turbulent country.

Operation Overlord is the code name given to the preparations and execution of the invasion of Normandy, France during World War II.

Essentially a collection of 10 black and white documentaries exploring "the day that will live in infamy", this informative two-disc set is a must for war buffs. 6.5/10

Students love the intrigue of espionage and sabotage. Recruit them as "German spies" to investigate the Allied spies who trained at Camp X during the Second World War.