Военная история / World War II (Special Issue), 65th Anniversary Publication

Издательство: Newsquest
Название: World War II (Special Issue), 65th Anniversary Publication
Язык: английский
Год издания: 2010
Количество страниц: 195
Формат: pdf (e-book)
Размер: 152 мб

World War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated as WWII or WW2), was a global military conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, which involved most of the world's nations, including all of the great powers: eventually forming two opposing military alliances, the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million military personnel mobilised. In a state of "total war," the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, it was the deadliest conflict in human history, resulting in 50 million to over 70 million fatalities.