Bringing History to Life Magazine

2 July 2022

The whole world in flames Bombs rained down on the naval base at Pearl Harbour. The attack was just one of many in a large- scale Japanese offensive in the Pacific. The following day, US President Franklin D Roosevelt declared war on Japan. America joined the Allies against the Axis powers – Germany, Italy and Japan –, which, during 1941, had occupied most of Western Europe, penetrated the Soviet Union and opened new fronts in Africa and Asia. The war was now global… This second issue of a six part special series on WWII of Bringing History to Life follows the advancement of the Axis forces in the conflict that, during 1941, turns into an all-out world war.