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  2. BBC History of World War II - Wikipedia

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    Documentary on the U-boats and the Atlantic convoys. 6. Horror in the East: Japan and the Atrocities of World War II (2000, 2 Episodes, 98 minutes, 4:3 Fullscreen, 1 Disc) Documentary on the Japanese Army's atrocities in the Asia-Pacific war and why the Japanese fought to the death. Supplements on the Indian Army and the Burma War. 7.

  3. Conscription in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The World War I system served as a model for that of World War II. President Roosevelt's signing of the Selective Training and Service Act on September 16, 1940, began the first peacetime draft in the United States. The 1940 law instituted conscription in peacetime, requiring the registration of all men between 21 and 35.

  4. Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 - Wikipedia

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    The draft began in October 1940, with the first men entering military service on November 18. By the early summer of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked the U.S. Congress to extend the term of duty for the draftees beyond twelve months to a total of thirty months, plus any additional time that he might deem necessary for national security.

  5. Category:Documentary films about World War II - Wikipedia

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    World War II documentary film stubs (123 P) Pages in category "Documentary films about World War II" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total.

  6. Total war - Wikipedia

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    Total war is a concept that has been extensively studied by scholars of conflict and war. One of the most notable contributions to this field of research is the work of Stig Förster, who has identified four dimensions of total war: total purposes, total methods, total mobilisation, and total control.

  7. World War II - Wikipedia

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    World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all the world's countries—including all the great powers—participated, with many investing all available economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities in pursuit of total war, blurring the distinction between military and ...

  8. Battle 360° - Wikipedia

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    The program focuses on the World War II-era aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. The show was produced by Flight 33 Productions. [1] Battle 360° makes extensive use of animation to depict the story of Enterprise. The animation is combined with documentary footage, interviews of Enterprise crew members and military historians, and voice-over narration.

  9. The War (miniseries) - Wikipedia

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    The War is a seven-part American television documentary miniseries about World War II from the perspective of the United States. The program was directed by American filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, written by Geoffrey Ward, and narrated primarily by Keith David. [1] It premiered on September 23, 2007.