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The War
Battle of the Bulge
In December 1944, Germany launched a massive surprise offensive through the Ardennes: the Battle of the Bulge. Tom Galloway of Mobile, Alabama, was on the frozen front line when the attack came. "From then on it got worse."
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President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
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Germany and the Japanese surrender too and millions try to learn to live without war.
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By mid March, 1945, they are across the Rhine, while Russians are 50 miles from Berlin.
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On D-Day, 1.5 million Allied troops take part in the greatest invasion in history.
