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World War II History for July 9

Steven Terjeson | July 9, 2008

Today in WW II History
World War II History for July 9
1941 – Enigma key broken
On this day in 1941, crackerjack British cryptologists break the secret code used by the German army to direct ground-to-air operations on the Eastern front.
British experts had already broken many of the Enigma codes for the Western front. Enigma was the [...]

PBS Special – War of the World

Steven Terjeson | June 27, 2008

The War of the World
The War of the World, a 3-part series based on historian Niall Ferguson’s best-selling book of the same name, challenges the notion that World War II was a triumph of good (us) over evil (them).

The first part of the series gives an excellent work up to the 20th century in conflict. [...]

World War II History for June 25

Steven Terjeson | June 25, 2008

Today in WW II History
World War II History for June 25
1941 – Finland declared war on the Soviet Union.
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