10 things Americans should know about World War II
The first thing to know about World War II is that it was a big war, a war that lasted 2,174 days and claimed an average of 27,600 lives every day, or 1,150 an hour, or 19 a minute, or one death every three seconds. One, two, three, snap. One, two, three, snap.
In an effort to get our arms around this greatest calamity in human history, let's examine 10 things every American ought to know about the role of the U.S. Army in WWII.
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A very sobering look at reality vs. national myth. It is dangerous not to understand our nation's real history as we have learned time and again from Vietnam to Afghanistan.