The global war

The Second World War of 1939–45 involved almost every part of the world. What was the impact of the conflict in countries such as Japan, Canada, New Zealand, India, America and China?

Soldiers standing on the western front during WW2

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Atomic bomb damage in the city of Hiroshima, 1945. The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 “razed and burnt around 70 per cent of all buildings”, according to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Japanese troops celebrate the capture of a British artillery position, Hong Kong, December 1941 (Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

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The destroyer USS Shaw explodes in a massive fireball at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. The attack led almost immediately to Germany declaring war on America, and so brought Stalin an unexpected ally of colossal potential power, says Laurence Rees. (Bettmann/Getty Images)

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Pearl Harbor and Hitler’s devastating conclusions: why December 1941 was the most important month of the Second World War

The battleship USS California following the attack at Pearl Harbor

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The global war

10 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Second World War

Was the US justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the Second World War? You debate

The lion and the rising sun: Britain and Japan’s 400-year relationship

Pearl Harbor and Hitler’s devastating conclusions: why December 1941 was the most important month of the Second World War

12 things you (probably) didn’t know about Pearl Harbor

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China in World War Two

Desert raiders: the Long Range Desert Group in the Second World War

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The shock of Pearl Harbor

The global war

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