425 Eight to the Bar
The History of the Twentieth Century
Boogie-woogie went mainstream in America during the war, as evidenced by the music of Glenn Miller and the Andrews Sisters.
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424 From Z to A
The History of the Twentieth Century
The Americans were on the offensive in the Southwest Pacific, and after Tarawa, in the Central Pacific. As they advanced, Japanese military leaders scrambled to find a way to stop the Americans.
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423 Bodyguard of Lies
The History of the Twentieth Century
As soon as Allied leaders chose Normandy as the site of the Operation Overlord invasion, British intelligence set to work convincing the Germans that the invasion would be somewhere else.
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422 A Stranded Whale
The History of the Twentieth Century
The Allied campaign in Italy stalled, and British and American leaders were searching for a way to break the stalemate on the peninsula. Winston Churchill suggested an amphibious invasion behing enemy lines.
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421 Two Strikes and You're Out
The History of the Twentieth Century
The war era (1939-45) saw the beginning of the end of the big band era. Part of this decline was due to two key strikes in the music industry.
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420 A Contintent-Wide Crime
The History of the Twentieth Century
The Holocaust should not be viewed as strictly a Nazi project or even a German project. Millions of people across Europe share responsibility for those crimes.
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419 Millions of Spectators
The History of the Twentieth Century
When Hitler learned that the Hungarian government was attempting to make a separate peace with the Allies, he ordered the German military to occupy Hungary, which was also the home of the largest surviving Jewish community in Axis-occupied Europe.
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418 Bloody Tarawa
The History of the Twentieth Century
The US tries out a new strategy against Japan, but the American public is shocked by the cost.
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417 Over the Rainbow
The History of the Twentieth Century
A look at some prominent blues singers, plus Judy Garland and her most famous role, as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz.
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416 The Iron Gut of Europe
The History of the Twentieth Century
The Allies hoped their invasion of the Italian mainland would lead to a rapid occupation of Italy, but the Germans put up a defense that slowed their advance to a crawl.
info_outlineAs war raged around the globe, the city of Leningrad suffered under a German siege that lasted 872 days.