World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind. However, the half-century that now separates us from that conflict has exacted its toll on our collective knowledge. While World War II continues to absorb the interest of military scholars and historians, as well as its veterans, a generation of Americans have grown to maturity largely unaware of the political, social, and military implications of a war that, more …showed first 75 words of 3860 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3860 total…but also of seaports that had long sheltered its U-boats and of radar sites that had afforded early warning of Allied bomber attacks. More important, it would provide the Allies with the secure base they needed to launch their final offensive against the German heartland. As Rommel told his son, the future was clear and inevitable. The end of Hitler's Reich was at hand: "There is no longer anything we can do." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** none