Second World War

Western Civilization pp. 790-811

Second World War/ World War II

I. Defeat of Poland

II. Phony War

III. Fall of France
    A.   Dunkirk evacuation May 1940

IV. Battle of Britain     BBC - World War Two - Battle of Britain
    A. Factors that saved Britain and helped to defeat Axis
         1. Intelligence, spies
               a. Bletchley House
               b. Enigma
         2. German Air War
         3. Winston Churchill   Winston Churchill: Defender of Democracy
         4. American aid
         5. Operation Barbarossa

V. Operation Barbarossa   Barbarossa
     A. Three Armies/Three targets
     B. Leningrad, battle and seige
     C. Stalingrad, the decisive battle.   Must Read Section (links)
VI. U.S. Entry into the War
    A. Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941 Attack Map - Remembering Pearl Harbor
         1. Pearl Harbor

    B. U.S. Arrival in North Africa, 1942
    C. Invasion of Sicily and Italy, 1943

VII. Operation Overlord HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Cross-Channel Attack
    A. Early Planning
    B. Eisenhower chosen Supreme Commander
    C. Spies and Lies
    D. D-Day June 6, 1944

VIII. Victory in Europe
    A. Battle of the Bulge Dec. 1944
    B. Soviet Progress
    C. Hitler's suicide April 1945
    D. V-E Day May 8, 1945

IX. Victory over Japan
    A. Atomic Bombs, Hiroshima, Nagasaki
    B. V-J Day Sept. 1945

X. Occupied Germany and Japan

Other Links: These links provide more detail on the topic

World War Two in Europe Timeline good time line with links to photos and brief commentary