During the Second World War millions were forced to live under foreign occupation. They faced hard choices between resistance, acquiescence or collaboration. Germany’s early victories subjected much of Europe to Nazi occupation. The experience of...
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In December 1941 Japan, already at war with China, attacked British, Dutch and American territories in Asia and the Pacific. By June 1942, Japanese conquests encompassed a vast area of south-east Asia and the western Pacific. Under Japanese occupation,...
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On 7 December 1941, Japan launched a surprise air attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The Philippines and Allied possessions in south-east Asia were also overrun. Japan hoped for a short war, seeking to quickly cripple US naval...