She was built to pamper the rich across the Atlantic. Then Hitler invaded Poland, and everything changed overnight. The Queen Mary got painted gray, stuffed full of soldiers, and sent racing through submarine-infested waters.
As far as presidential accomplishments go, Franklin D. Roosevelt had quite the resume. After all, he did lead the United States through two of the most trying times in its history: the Great Depression and the Second World War....
“People ask me all the time, “How many people have you killed?” My standard response is, “Does the answer make me less, or more, of a man?”—Chris KyleOne shot, one kill. That’s the popular motto...
“I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better."
World War II was a long battle that was filled with equal parts success and suffering. Here are a few of the little-known heroes who brought success.
Mapping out the entire trajectory of WWII is certainly a complicated task. That being said, things would have turned out very differently if it weren't for these 10 crucial turning points.
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