World War I

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World War I    occurred during    1914-1918 History & Mythology > Wars

George Lawrence Price    died in    1918 aged 25 was Shot Near the Heart, Last Commonwealth Soldier Killed in World War I soldier Canadian History & Mythology > They Died Young

Alain-Fournier    died in    1914 aged 27 killed in Battle During World War I author and soldier French History & Mythology > They Died Young

1918        World War I Ended Although generally accepted to have ended on November 11, 1918, it did not officially end until the Treaty of Versailles was signed the following year. History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

1914        World War I Started It is generally accepted that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on June 28th 1914 was the main catalyst in starting World War I. History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

Marne, Somme, Gallipoli, Belleau Wood    are all    Famous Battles of World War I Misc > Common Threads 1

Guadalcanal, Normandy, Stalingrad, Bulge, Okinawa    are all    Famous Battles of World War II Misc > Common Threads 1

Wilfred Owen    died in    1918 aged 25 Was killed While Crossing the Sambre-Oise Canal (World War I) poet English History & Mythology > They Died Young

Where Eagles Dare (1968)    has the tagline    One Weekend Major Smith, Lieutenant Schaffer and a Beautiful Blonde Names Mary Decided to Win World War II Movies > Movie Taglines

1945        World War II Ended German High Command surrendered on May 7, 1945 and the Japanese surrendered on August 14th 1945. V-J Day is known as "Shusen-kinenbi" in Japan, which means "Memorial day for the end of the war". History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

Albert Einstein    said    "I Know Not With What Weapons World War III Will Be Fought, but World War IV Will Be Fought With Sticks and Stones." Language > Quotations

No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II    was written by    Doris Kearns Goodwin 1995 Arts & Literature > Pulitzer Prize for History

World War II    occurred during    1939-1945 History & Mythology > Wars

James Arness    refers to    Wounded in Anzio During World War II His leg was riddled by machine gun fire Entertainment > Gunsmoke

Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II    was written by    John W. Dower 2000 Arts & Literature > Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction

1939        World War II Began France and the United Kingdom declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939, following the German (surprisingly with Russian agreement) invasion of Poland. History & Mythology > 20th Century Events