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At the beginning of 1942, war wages on the battlefields in Eastern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Pacific. By the end of the year several seismic shifts would have taken place on all of these fronts, turning the tide of the entire conflict. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts.

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Was 1942 The Most Important Year Of WW2?
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Society
Runtime
50 minutes
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English
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War Stories

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