| The second part of this course will look at the capture, escape, recapture and brutal execution of Mussolini. It will include the difficult Allied campaign in Italy. We’ll look at the D-Day invasion including attempts to deceive the Nazis. The battles for France will be examined as well as one of the most famous attempts to overthrow and assassinate Hitler, Operation Valkyrie. We’ll look at Hitler’s so-called vengeance weapons, the VI and the VII, and their role in the death of one of the Kennedys. The Battle of the Bulge will be examined, as well as the Soviet meatgrinder assault into Nazi Germany and the final defeat of the Wehrmacht. We’ll look at the war in Asia, including the Japanese conquest of the Philippines and the brutal Bataan Death March. We’ll examine Allied strategy in the Pacific including island hopping. The turning point battles of the Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal will be examined. We’ll examine the controversial decision to fire bomb Japan as well as the brutal Battle of Iwo Jima. The historical roots of, and the strategy behind Kami Kazi tactics will be examined. We’ll look at the Manhattan Project and the controversial decision to use the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The home front will be examined, including Georgia’s role (training at Camp Toccoa, the Bell Bomber plant, and Nazi u boats and saboteurs off the Georgia coast). We’ll look at the many ways the war changed the lives of everyday Americans. Finally, we’ll look at the results of the war, including how it set the stage for a near half century of Cold War and the myriad war time inventions (did you know that actress Hedy Lamar was the “mother of Wi-Fi”?).
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