World War II was fought from 1939 to 1945. Learn more about World War II combatants, battles and generals, and what caused World War II.

Aug 11, 2020 · How Did World War II End? Explore five defining events that led to the conclusion of World War II on September 2, 1945.

Nov 18, 2009 · On August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939-45), an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

Oct 29, 2009 · Japanese internment camps were established during World War II by President Franklin D. Roosevelt through his Executive Order 9066.

Sep 1, 2014 · Tens of thousands of Poles died in the invasion, the first of some 50 million men, women and children who would lose their lives in World War II.

Sep 9, 2025 · When Brazil entered World War II—the only South American nation and one of just two Latin American countries to take up arms—it reshaped the balance of power in the South Atlantic.

Oct 14, 2009 · Called “the greatest American battle of the war” by Winston Churchill, the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes region of Belgium was Adolf Hitler’s last major offensive in World War II ...

Jun 16, 2025 · But one magnificent place was lost to history as a result of Nazi looting and a World War II siege.

Oct 29, 2009 · America Enters World War II After the Pearl Harbor attack, and for the first time during years of discussion and debate, the American people were united in their determination to go to war.

This visually astonishing landmark series presents the story of World War II through the eyes of 12 Americans who experienced the war firsthand.