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JOHN TOMAC ILLUSTRATION: THIS MEANS WAR

August 17, 2016

John Tomac has been illustrating the “Fire for Effect” column for World War II Magazine for the past year; here are a few thought-provoking examples. Possibly the most dangerous job during the war was that of the German generals, who led from the front, resulting in an unusually high casualty rate among officers:

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If Germany had honored the Molotov-Ribentrop pact and never invaded the Soviet Union the outcome of the war might have been very different. Would an authoritarian Axis super bloc of Germany, Russia, Italy and Japan have emerged victorious?

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In the summer of 1944, the Allies were convinced that victory was imminent. The Norman invasion and the liberation of France were big blows, but the Germans retreated, were able to patch themselves up and launch a major counter-offensive.

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