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At the end of the Second World War, the American military had twelve million active-duty members.
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Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The Nazi symbol was on view on the same day as a major ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz by Soviet troops during the Second World War.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The action is set in London during the Second World War.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
An invasion by China could force a conflict the likes of which haven't been seen since the Second World War, argues author Kerry Brown.
—Meredith Wolf Schizer, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The Nazi symbol was on view on the same day as a major ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz by Soviet troops during the Second World War.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The action is set in London during the Second World War.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
An invasion by China could force a conflict the likes of which haven't been seen since the Second World War, argues author Kerry Brown.
—Meredith Wolf Schizer, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Second World War.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Second%20World%20War. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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