JANUARY 1944
US Troops Land At Anzio
American forces landed at Anzio, just south of Naples, in an attempt to out flank the Germans. German resistance was fierce, and there were fears that the beachead would not hold. Determined fighting by American forces ultimately secured the beachead.
VIDEO: ANZIO LANDING
JANUARY 1944
Russian Troops Cross Polish Border
Advancing Russian troops, led by General Vatutin, crossed the Polish frontier from the Ukraine. The German forces, which were severly depleted, could do little to halt the Soviet advance.
JUNE 4th 1944
Rome Liberated
On June 4th, American forces, under the command of General Mark Clark, entered RomeÐ from which the Nazis were quickly retreating. The capture of Rome marked the first Axis capital captured by Allied forces.
VIDEO: LIBERATION OF ROME
JUNE 6th 1944
D-Day
On June 6th, 1944, 45 Allied divisions with almost 3 million men, led by General Eisenhower, began landing on Normandy Beach, in France. Within three weeks, Allied troops had captured all of the Normandy peninsula and port of Cherbourg. By the end of August, Paris was liberated, and Allied forces continued toward Germany.
VIDEO: D-DAY
OCTOBER 25th 1944
Philippines Liberated
On October 20th, 1944, American forces began their return to the Philippines by landing on Leyte. In January, they landed on the main island of Luzon. After a bitter battle, they reached the capital, Manila, on February 2nd. The Japanese lost 170,000 men in the Philippines, compared to American casualties of 8,000.
LIBERATION OF PHILIPPINES: PART 1
PART 2
NOVEMBER 29th 1944
First B-29 Raids On Japan
The US airforce, flying B-29 bombers- the most poweful planes of the war, began strategic bombing raids against Japan. The raids, which grew in size, slowly destroyed all of Japan's industrial capabilities.
VIDEO: B-29 BOMB JAPAN IN 1944
DECEMBER 16th 1944
Battle Of The Bulge
The German forces made a surprise attack against US forces in Belgium. The Germans made rapid progress, but were unable to capture the city of Bastogne, where Ameican forces were encircled. The US and the Brtish were able to counterattack, and the Germans were forced to withdraw, but not before US forces lost 35,000 men.
VIDEO: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
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Beware, this picture book of World war 2 is unsanitized. If you can stand to look at frightening pictures, this book may be for you.
It reproduces pictures such as a full color photo of a German soldier being comforted by his comrades after his arm was shot off, showing his arm laying on the ground next to him and showing the dazed expression on his face. If you are not too squeamish to look at that, then you may have the stomach for this book. Many pictures of Nazi atrocities are included as well as pictures of amputee refugee children. There are many other types of photos too, such as typical battle scene shots and pictures of the home front. However, for the most part, this book is unvarnished.
We have seen many war pictures showing battle scenes. We have also seen pictures of the wounded in a somewhat unrevealing manner.
This book does not hold back. If you want to see the horrors of war, buy this book but be prepared to be troubled after looking through it and if you have nightmares afterwards, don't say you were not forewarned.
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