National World War II Monument - info and status.

WORLD WAR II

Updated July 2003



Did you know? During World War II, movie star W.C. Fields kept $50,000 in Germany "in case the little bastard wins."

WORLD WA





TIMELINES, MAPS, STATISTICS, TRIVIA, GLOSSARY OF TERMS





EVENTS LEADING TO & CAUSES OF WORLD WAR II - THE CONFERENCES & DIPLOMACY DURING THE WAR





Roosevelt, Truman, Churchill, Stalin, Mussolini, Hirohito, and of course.....Hitler





HITLER





THE U.S. ENTERS THE WAR: PEARL HARBOR & THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC











THE WAR IN EUROPE, NORTH AFRICA, & ON THE EASTERN FRONT











WORLD WAR II IN THE AIR & AT SEA





CODEBREAKERS, ESPIONAGE, & SABOTAGE





WORLD WAR II PROPAGANDA, CARTOONS, ART, MUSIC, & FILM





FIRST PERSON ACCOUNTS, LETTERS HOME, DIARIES, JOURNALS, & ORAL HISTORIES OF THE WAR





WOMEN & THE HOME FRONT DURING THE WAR





MARSHALL PLAN & BERLIN AIR LIFT





MORE LINKS TO SUPER WORLD WAR II SITES





For more on the famous V-J Day Kiss, check out TIME Remembers Alfred Eisenstaedt