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National World War II Memorial 10 Chapter One The Defeat of Poland 12 Chapter Two The Scandinavian Conflicts 18 Chapter Three Germany Strikes to the West and The Battle of Britain 28 Chapter Four The Naval War 1939 –1940 40 Chapter Five The War in Africa 44 Chapter Six Germany Takes Yugoslavia and Greece 54 Chapter Seven Operation Barbarossa: The German Invasion of the USSR 60 Chapter Eight The Battle of the Atlantic 1940–1941 68 Time Line of World War II 72 Series Glossary of Key Terms 74 Further Reading and Internet Resources 75 Index 76 Further Information 80 CONTENTS