After wwii, europe was a savage continent of devastation. Rebuilding the world after the second world war world news the. How books became a critical part of the fight to win world war ii. With macedonia changing its name to the republic of north macedonia after a longdrawn tiff with greece, a look at other countries who have.
Librarians had to painstakingly sort the books they collected, in order to send only the best. America launched more vessels in 1941 than japan did in the entire war. The ships manifest was presented to ellis island inspectors after the boat docked. The battle of stalingrad was a brutal military campaign between russian forces and those of nazi germany and the axis powers during world war ii. For almost four decades new orleans was a spanish outpost and important trading. When the men came home from the war they had the gi bill to go to school and to get home loans, so many did just that. The best books on the aftermath of world war ii five. At their peak during world war ii, the axis powers ruled much of europe, southeast asia, and africa. Otto returned to germany after his fathers sudden death in 1909. Four books in the top thirty focus on the plight of the germans in the postwar period under allied occupation, and other is. Wwii historic fiction, world war two firsthand accounts nonfiction, best childrens books about world war ii 19391945, world war 2 bo. Many nations were created organically as a group of people had a common.
After world war i, the allies gained the disarmament of germany. Which countries were germanys allies in world war 2 answers. Geographical renaming is the changing of the name of a geographical feature or area. World war i, world war ii, the korean war, and the beginning of the vietnam war. After wwii, europe was a savage continent of devastation in his book, which has just won the hesselltiltman prize for history, keith lowe describes a land with no governments, schools, banks or shops, where rape was rampant and women prostituted themselves for food. How thousands of nazis were rewarded with life in the u. Most of those evacuated had no idea what their life as an evacuee would be like nor when they would see their parents again. An oldboy operation was transformed by women during world war ii, and at last the. The female codebreakers who were left out of history books bbc. The country had been hit hard by the global economic crisis of 1929 and many people lived in dire poverty. With the release of 7 days in entebbe, we name 10 military operations with names just as good as that movies operation thunderbolt.
Uris had another novel set in germany during the post wwii occupation. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars. World war ii in europe began when hitlers nazi germany attacked poland. Details of the fate of the 12 us aircraft carriers sunken. Im looking for something readable covering a fairly wide perspective and more homefront based than millitary. Cameroon was once a german colony and nigeria had been ruled by. Germany had allies such as italy, hungary, bulgaria, and romania.
Have you ever wondered what happened to these places. By the end of its occupation of korea, japan had even waged war on peoples family names. After saying goodbye to their parents they travelled by train or by coach to their destination where they met the people who were to house them. These european countries were part of the axis powers. However, germany was divided up into eastern and western germany. The countries that fought in world war ii were germany, italy and japan, which comprised the axis powers, and britain, france, australia, canada, new zealand, india, the soviet union, china and the united states of america, which comprised the allies. In what ways did american society change after world war 2. The main countries involved in the vietnam war were north and south vietnam.
To serve my country is the first book to document the lives of these courageous pioneers. Many of the countries in the west returned to the same governments and borders they had prior to the war. This can range from the change of a street name to a change to the name of a country. But a few other, less wellknown names are now emerging from the shadows.
The youth association for a greater europe has been talking to young europeans about how world war ii is being taught in their schools. Soldiers in world war 2 breakdown of ww2 soldiers by country. This article focuses on ww2 vehicles used by americans, the british, and germans. The eastern part was controlled by the ussr russia and the western part by the allies. The most influential country in the history of the world. What new countries were formed as a result of world war 2. United states, great britain, france, germany, japan, russia and italy. The german standard of living was to be reduced to its 1932 level. French guinea was a french protectorate in west africa, after independence. The powers failed to adhere to what they had decided. But even though many may have had unusual namesat least to an. The number two and three books are a revisionist take on the allies role in entering the war with germany, and both take the view that hitler only wanted danzig.
With thousands of awardwinning articles and community groups, you can track your pregnancy and babys growth, get answers to your toughest questions, and connect with. The effects of world war ii on economic and health. Get the facts on five dday beachescodenamed utah, omaha, gold, juno and swordthat the allies invaded. World war iis female spies and their secrets the atlantic. My dad was a tail gunner on lancasters and im particularly interested in the bombing campaign from the german point of view. He then went on to do traineeships at various banks and at macys new york. They built new factories, became doctors, teachers, lawyers, and invented new. List of countries that have gained independence from the. After world war ii, thousands of nazis became informants in the cold war against the. Abyssinia, an ancient african kingdom, became ethiopia angora, the home of angora goats, became ankara, the capital of turkey bohemia was a european kingdom. The country had agreed to take back nazi perpetrators discovered in the. Did ellis island officials really change the names of immigrants.
Istanbul is a word that means the city and had been used colloquially for the. United states, france, russia and great britain formed the allies in world war 2. Because of the cold war, there was no comprehensive peace settlement after the second world war as there had been in 1919. Dont miss these 100 must read world war ii books, including fiction, ya, history, memoir, and more. The types of vehicles varied greatly on the theatre of war and particular battle conditions. Shipyards turned out tonnage so fast that by the autumn of 1943 all allied shipping sunk since 1939 had been replaced. But it was the shortages of various types of food that affected just about everyone. It is about people trying to escape the internment camps in cyprus after the war and the effect that the war had on different people. Books about ww2 from a german perspective the fedora lounge. There is no way youre ever going to find a place that hasnt had a band named after it. Publishing in wartime ww2 paper restrictions american.
Division of germany after wwii south china morning post. So the chaos lasts for different periods in different countries. The following article on ww2 vehicles is an excerpt from barrett tillman dday encyclopedia. Some of the books around this era replaced price codes on the jacket with p. However, 1945 was different, so different that it has been called year zero. The italians conquered ethiopia and albania prior the break out of world war ii. Rebuilding the world after the second world war world. Democracy, philosophy, alphabet, mathematics, physics, historiography, poetry and.
Some names are changed locally but the new names are not recognised by other countries. List of books and articles about world war ii causes. We explore several channels through which this war might have influenced individual lives, and document which groups of the population were most affected. Named after british colonial administrator cecil rhodes, rhodesia was. Over the last 100 years, women have had significant, highlevel roles in. More than 8,000 ration boards across the country administered the program. On the other hand, several countries that had been annexed or dismembered by germany, italy and japan during their expansionist period were recreated as a result of the war. This is a list of alternate history fiction, sorted by type. South vietnam was backed by anticommunist countries and members of the south east asia treaty organization seato which included the united states, south korea, australia, the philippines, new zealand, thailand, khmer republic later overthrown by khmer rouge, kingdom of laos and republic. What new countries were created as a result of the second.
Since the year 1990, 34 new countries have been created, many as a result of the dissolution of the u. Japan and italy produced the greatest number of tanks throughout the war, however, the german tanks were best known during and after the war. World war two firsthand accounts nonfiction 666 books. Below are lists of the countries and territories formerly ruled or administered by the united kingdom or part of the british empire, with their independence days. In 1959, a star was added for alaska, and in 1960, a star was added for hawaii making 50 stars today the united states entered world war ii in 1941 after the japanese attacked pearl harbor. The exact months is not quite certain though enough study has been made on the hardy boys and nancy drew books that it might be possible to get a rough estimate by making a study of the reference books for those.
After world war i, the czech people of bohemia and moravia joined the slovaks of slovakia to form the. Many chinese geographical entities and associated entities named after. Some names are changed locally but the new names are not recognised by other countries, especially when there is a. The man who died pursuing nazis 4 decades after wwii ended. The best books on the aftermath of world war ii recommended by keith lowe. They only surrendered when they completely ran out of ammunition. The countries that participated in world war 2 are. Discover librarianselected research resources on world war ii causes from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. In these works the authors offer a new or influential argument on the decision and policies that resulted in the second world war. Italians were portrayed in films or books as essentially goodhearted. Allies during world war ii, the us and the ussr became competitors on the world stage and engaged in the cold war, so called because it never resulted in overt, declared hot war. In his new book, the nazis next door, lichtblau reports that.
Popular ww2 books showing 150 of 17,668 the book thief hardcover by. After world war i, the czech people of bohemia and moravia joined the slovaks of slovakia to form the country of czechoslovakia the country was divided in 1993 into czech republic and slovakia. Details of the fate of the 12 us aircraft carriers sunken in world war ii 12 sad images the effectiveness of large aircraft carriers was demonstrated early in the war, when dozens of japanese fighters and bombers, launched from aircraft carriers, decimated the u. In 1910, korea was annexed by the empire of japan after years of war, intimidation and political machinations. Germany had occupied much of europe during world war ii. Name changes of countries, dependencies, geographical and other regions. Beginning immediately after the german surrender and continuing for the next two years. All these books ive posted above relate only to berlin, a city i love and find.
Some people in italy called the italian empire the new roman empire. Like people, countries sometimes change their names or disappear altogether. When european colonialism collapsed in the years after world war two. How wwii is taught in different european countries part 2. Germany, italy and japan formed the axis powers in world war 2. List of formerly used country names and names of countries which have ceased to exist. The untold story of the american women code breakers of world war ii. In this paper, we investigate longrun effects of world war ii on latelife economic and health outcomes in western continental europe health, education, labor market outcomes and marriage. After three years of rationing, world war ii came to a welcome end.
Under the prime minister mohammad hashim khan, afghanistan stayed neutral. The list below is far from comprehensive, but it includes the most notable former countries. The countries involved or affected by world war ii are listed here alphabetically, with a description of their role in the conflict. Germany paid reparations to the united kingdom, france, and the soviet union, mainly in the form of dismantled factories, forced labour, and coal. Second world war, the great patriotic war soviet unionrussia great east asia war japan. Can anyone recommend a good book, or books, about ww2 told from a german perspective. The countries that fought against germany and the axis powers in europe were called the allied powers. Burma, a country in asia, was renamed myanmar in 1989 by the military government. One of the biggest technological advances made during the great war or world war 2 was in tank technology. The true story of the woman who became wwiis most highly decorated spy by larry loftis gallery books.
Historical flags of our ancestors world war ii flags. The aftermath of world war ii was the beginning of a new era, defined by the decline of all european colonial empires and simultaneous rise of two superpowers. While americans still live with some of the results of world war ii, rationing has not returned. Africa is different, its nations largely defined not by its peoples heritage but by the follies of european colonialism. The kingdom had close relations with all three axis powers and had agreements with them for assistance with infrastructure and trade. Some countries did not gain their independence on a single date, therefore the latest day of independence is shown with a. In an alternative world war ii that lasts ten years, japan becomes a stronger naval power. In the list below you will find the generals categorized by each nation and then alphabetical by last name. Union that wiped out several cities and has led to america being under military rule. Learn more about rationing for the war effort during world war ii with research.
Others became new countries as a result of anticolonial and independence movements, including eritrea and east timor. Listed are those who held a generals rank during active service during world war ii, but it also includes a number of retired generals with high political appointments. Europe, france, germany, poland, ukraine, austria, russia, world war two and holocaust. The following article is a list of ten books that provide different perspectives on the root causes of the second world. S pacific fleet at pearl harbor, hawaii in late 1941. Babycenter is committed to providing the most helpful and trustworthy pregnancy and parenting information in the world.
In central and eastern europe it lasted much longer than anywhere else, simply because the destruction was so much worse there not. As many as 60 million dead, great cities reduced to rubble, families torn apart. Throughout world war 2, tanks played a major role in many of the battles that occurred throughout the war. As a direct result of the war, none that i can think of. Our content is doctor approved and evidence based, and our community is moderated, lively, and welcoming. Life resumed as normal and the consumption of meat, butter, and sugar inevitably rose. The imperial japanese army had been established in 1867, and the concepts of honour and nationalism that had been encouraged at its inception were still very much embedded into the minds of soldiers in world war two. As countries merge, split, or change their names, the list of countries that no longer exist has grown.