Oct 29, 2009 · World War II, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history, involved more than 50 nations and was fought on land, sea and air in nearly every part of the world.

Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, World War II pitted the Allied forces (led by the United States, Great Britain and the U.S.S.R.) against the Axis powers (Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy).

May 5, 2021 · With Adolf Hitler leading a German invasion of Poland in 1939, World War II was launched, a deadly global conflict waged across Europe and the Pacific until 1945.

Aug 11, 2020 · On September 2, World War II ended when U.S. General Douglas MacArthur accepted Japan’s formal surrender aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay along with a …

Jan 15, 2026 · When Denmark was occupied by Germany during World War II, the United States signed a pact with Denmark’s U.S. ambassador to protect Greenland—then a Danish colony—from Nazi …

Jul 8, 2025 · When Superman first leapt onto comic book pages in the late 1930s, he was more than a fantasy of strength and speed—he was a new kind of hero for a world hurtling toward World War II.

This visually astonishing landmark series presents the story of World War II through the eyes of 12 Americans who experienced the war firsthand.

Oct 14, 2009 · Called “the greatest American battle of the war” by Winston Churchill, the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes region of Belgium was Adolf Hitler’s last major offensive in World War II ...

Mar 5, 2010 · Some 350,000 women served in the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II, both at home and abroad.

Jun 16, 2025 · But one magnificent place was lost to history as a result of Nazi looting and a World War II siege.