World War, 1939-45: A Short History |
Contents
THE COMING OF WAR | 1 |
POLAND 1939 | 15 |
SIDESHOW IN FINLAND | 23 |
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Admiral Air Force airborne aircraft airfields Allies American April Armoured Division Army Group Army Group Centre Army Group South artillery attack August battle battleship began bombardment bombers bombing Brigade Britain British Burma campaign capture carriers casualties Churchill command convoy Corps counter-attack cruisers damaged December defence destroyers East Eastern Front Eighth Army enemy escort evacuated February Field-Marshal fighters fighting fire Fleet fought Fourth Panzer Army France French front garrison German Greece Guderian guns heavy heavy cruisers Hitler infantry invade invasion island Italian Japan Japanese July June Kamikazes land losses lost Lt.-General Luftwaffe March Marshal miles Montgomery Mussolini Narvik naval night North November October offensive operations Panzer planes Rabaul raid Rommel Royal Navy Rundstedt Russians sank September ships Staff submarines sunk surrender tactics tanks Tobruk tons torpedoed troops U-boats victory Wavell تتت تتتت