From the beginning, this was to be a different kind of war—a war not only of conquest but also of annihilation. 

C.L.R. James (1901-1989) called for mass resistance to Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia in 1935.

Yan Mann is a Clinical Assistant Professor of History and the Program Lead of the World War II Studies master’s degree program at Arizona State University.

The Greek Civil War erupted in December 1944, pulling British forces into combat in Athens. Over the next five years this devastating conflict would shatter Greece and transform Europe.

In her My Day column on May 9, 1945, the day after V-E Day was officially confirmed, Eleanor Roosevelt reflects on the cautious mood, the devastation in Europe, and the unfinished task of winning peace.