The World War II History Journals: 1943

Do you want to learn more about World War II, but don't have time to read / listen to huge, long books? Then let The History Journals take you on an hourly history tour of each year of the war with The World War II History Journals series which includes one book per year from 1939 to 1945.

Throughout this series of journals released to acknowledge 80 years since the beginning of WW2, we will be looking at the seven years of that conflict on an annual basis. The conflict, the buildup to war, the major battles, the strategies and technological developments, the effect on civilians and most importantly of all we'll consider the role of the soldiers, sailors, and airmen who gave their lives fighting for the freedom of others.

All around the world as the new year of 1943 began, the effects of a global war were really taking a firm hold. Hardship and deprivation were now simply a way of life, but for the Jews and other ethnic and social groups targeted by Adolf Hitler's racial hygiene program, they were literally fighting for survival. However, at least by this stage news of the terrible atrocities committed in the ghettos and concentration camps had reached the Allies, making leaders Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt more determined than ever to end Hitler's reign of terror, with the utmost expediency. Follow us onward into the history of WW2 in 1943.

You will learn about:

Suspicion of Stalin, Allied conferences, Rommel ill but still dangerous

U-boats begin to be beaten, "The Final Solution", Tunis captured, Africa Korps surrenders

"Operation Husky", The Dambuster Raids, World's largest tank battle

How America "leapfrogged" islands, massive output of American war machinery

Be sure to read / listen to all the books in the series - one for each year through the end of the war in 1945!