World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the political and military leadership began to assume that they would prevail simply because of who they were. We were like the British at the turn of the 19th century. Neil Sheehan 19thassumebegin share on social
World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into. Harry Browne decadegreathave Change image and share on social
World War II is the greatest drama in human history, the biggest war ever and a true battle of good and evil. I imagine writers will continue to get stories from it, and readers will continue to love them, for many more years. Ken Follett battlebigcontinue share on social
World War II made prosperous the United States, which had been undergoing a depression for a dozen years, and made very rich those magnates and their managers who govern the republic - with many a wink - in the people's name. Gore Vidal depressiondozengovern share on social
World War II provides a string of celebrated cases of deception and manipulation. David Ignatius casecelebratedeception Change image and share on social
World War II really fascinated me because it's the only time that everybody in this country sat down at the same table, because eating on rations was your patriotic duty. Ruth Reichl countrydutyeat Change image and share on social
World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism. Stephen Ambrose americanatomicbomb Change image and share on social
World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war. Lane Evans decisivehistoryjune Change image and share on social
World War II was a historical event, but also a movie genre, and 'Fury' occasionally prints the legend. The rest of it is plenty grim and grisly. Audience members may feel like prisoners of war forced to watch a training-torture film. Richard Corliss audienceeventfeel share on social
