Review of A Short History of the United States
a publication by Robert Rimini
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A Short History of the United States is the quintesential quick review of US history. Robert Rimini does a great job of compiling this work and packing almost 1000 years of history [...]
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World War II History for September 11
1940 - Adolf Hitler sent German army and air force reinforcements to Romania to protect oil reserves and to prepare for an Eastern European base for attacks against the Soviet Union.
1941 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave orders to attack any German or [...]
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**World War II Begins**
World War II History for September 1
1939 - World War II began when Germany invaded Poland.
On this day in 1939, German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air, as Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. World War II had begun.
The German [...]
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World War II History for August 29,
1942 - Red Cross announces Japan refuses passage of supplies for U.S. POWs
On this day in 1942, the international humanitarian agency, the Red Cross, reveals that Japan has refused free passage of ships carrying food, medicine, and other necessities for American POWs held by [...]
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World War II History for August 28
1941 - In occupied Ukraine, more than 23,000 Hungarian Jews were murdered by the Gestapo.
The German invasion of the Soviet Union had advanced to the point of mass air raids on Moscow and the occupation of parts of Ukraine. On August 26, Hitler displayed [...]
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World War II History for August 26
1934 - Adolf Hitler demanded that France turn over their Saar region to Germany.
1944 - DeGaulle enters a free Paris
On this day in 1944, French General Charles de Gaulle enters Paris, which had formally been liberated the day before. As he entered the Place de [...]
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World War II History for August 25
1939 - Britain and Poland signed a Mutual Assistance Treaty.
1940 - British air raids on Berlin began.
1941 - Allied forces invaded Iran. Within four days the Soviet Union and England controlled Iran.
1943 - U.S. forces overran New Georgia in the Solomon Islands during World War [...]
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World War II History for August 15
1940 - Air battles and daylight raids over Britain began.
1943 - Because of his special talent to use food scraps in both unusual and appetizing recipes, the U.S. War Department awarded Sgt. Edward Dzuba the Legion of Merit.
1944 - The Allied forces of World War [...]
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World War II History for August 7
1942 - U.S. forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II.
On this day in 1942, the U.S. 1st Marine Division begins Operation Watchtower, the first U.S. offensive of the war, by landing on [...]
Below is a video clip of actual World War II combat footage showing US tanks going up against German tanks between buildings.
WW2 Combat Footage - Pershing vs Panther
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