World War II Chapters

With Germany upset about how WWI ended and Japan upset about a lack-of-access to much-needed natural resources, another war sent the world into chaos between 1939-1945. Stories in this collection are about some of those events.

Camp Poston was situated in the Colorado River Indian Reservation.

Photographs, documents and drawings show the appalling life in prisoner of war camps O'Donnell and Cabanatuan.

Canadian troops land at Juno Beach and face fierce German opposition.

Although no one can be totally sure, and the author of "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" denies it, Amos Pampaloni may be the real person upon whom the fic...

The Marines battle 10,000 Japanese soldiers hiding in caves and other dug in areas; there are many casualties on both sides.

Thousands of Japanese die on Saipan; Americans suffer many losses as well.

Hitler and Mussolini form a Pact of Steel to unite Italy and Germany; the Jewish population in Italy begins to suffer.

Japanese-American business owners close and sell their business.

Navajo code talkers prevent a massacre of Marines on Saipan, although the Japanese continue to fight.

Children as well as adults must ration food and many other items.

Almost 40 years later, upon review, Korematsu's conviction is overturned.

The Mandolin is a stringed, lute-like instrument associated with love.

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