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401 No Option But to Fight On

The History of the Twentieth Century

The U-boat war was going quite well for the Germans at the beginning of 1943, but by mid-year, the German Navy was on the verge of abandoning the effort.

400 War in the Air II

The History of the Twentieth Century

The Hamburg bombing forced the German government to rethink its defense policies. In Québec, Churchill and Roosevelt cut a deal on atom bomb research.

399 War in the Air I

The History of the Twentieth Century

After two years of trying, RAF Bomber Command at last perfected the techniques to inflict mass casualties and devastation on an enemy city. Meanwhile, the US Eighth Air Force struggled to develop their own strategies.

398 An Incontrovertible Fact

The History of the Twentieth Century

As the war turned against them, the Japanese attempted to create allies among the nations it occupied, declaring the independence of Burma and the Philippines, while the US embraced China as a peer of the main Allied powers, alongside the US, UK, and USSR.

397 Pop Goes the Weasel

The History of the Twentieth Century

The Japanese come to the reluctant conclusion that they have to abandon Guadalcanal and northeastern New Guinea. US submarine warfare begins to take a toll, and Admiral Yamamoto is killed.

396 The Battle of Kursk

The History of the Twentieth Century

The German offenive failed. Then it was the Soviets' turn.

395 A Definitive Mistake

The History of the Twentieth Century

Adolf Hitler begins his long-delayed 1943 offensive against the USSR, which fizzles in a matter of days.

394 The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of

The History of the Twentieth Century

Warner Brothers was one of the minor studios until they introduced the first talking picture, which made the studio into one of the majors. In the Thirties, Warner Brothers, led by the irascible Jack L. Warner, was known for its glitzy musicals and crime dramas. In the early Forties, the studio released two films that are now regarded as among the best American films ever made: The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca.

393 Everything Is Going to Be Fine

The History of the Twentieth Century

The Japanese claimed to be liberating their fellow Asians from Western oppression, but Japanese rule proved to be brutal and murderous.

392 Warsaw and Katyn

The History of the Twentieth Century

In early 1943, the remaining residents of the Warsaw Ghetto rose up against the SS. Farther east, the German Army uncovers the mass grave where the Soviet NKVD buried thousands of murdered Polish Army officers.

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