Associated PressWorld War II: After the WarPart 20 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorOctober 30, 2011
AP Photo/U.S. Army via Hiroshima Peace Memorial MuseumWorld War II: The Fall of Imperial JapanPart 19 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorOctober 23, 2011
Eric Schwab/AFP/Getty ImagesWorld War II: The HolocaustPart 18 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorOctober 16, 2011
Yevgeny Khaldei/LOCWorld War II: The Fall of Nazi GermanyPart 17 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorOctober 9, 2011
AP PhotoWorld War II: The Allied Invasion of EuropePart 16 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorOctober 2, 2011
AP PhotoWorld War II: The Pacific IslandsPart 15 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorSeptember 25, 2011
Georgy Zelma/Waralbum.ruWorld War II: The Eastern FrontPart 14 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorSeptember 18, 2011
World War II: Women at WarPart 13 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorSeptember 11, 2011
AP PhotoWorld War II: The North African CampaignPart 12 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorSeptember 4, 2011
U.S. NavyWorld War II: Battle of Midway and the Aleutian CampaignPart 11 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorAugust 28, 2011
Ansel Adams/LOCWorld War II: Internment of Japanese AmericansPart 10 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorAugust 21, 2011
AP PhotoWorld War II: Daring Raids and Brutal ReprisalsPart 9 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorAugust 14, 2011
Alfred Palmer/OWI/LOCWorld War II: The American Home Front in ColorPart 8 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorAugust 7, 2011
AP Photo / U.S. NavyWorld War II: Pearl HarborOn December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the United States, bombing warships and military targets in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.Alan TaylorJuly 31, 2011
Deutsches Bundesarchiv/German Federal ArchiveWorld War II: Operation BarbarossaPart 6 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorJuly 24, 2011
AP PhotoWorld War II: Conflict Spreads Around the GlobePart 5 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorJuly 17, 2011
Library of CongressWorld War II: The Battle of BritainPart 4 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorJuly 10, 2011
AP PhotoWorld War II: Axis Invasions and the Fall of FrancePart 3 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorJuly 3, 2011
Library of CongressWorld War II: The Invasion of Poland and the Winter WarPart 2 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorJune 26, 2011
Library of CongressWorld War II: Before the WarPart 1 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War IIAlan TaylorJune 19, 2011