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DieppeThe allies’ attack on Dieppe was a disaster. Intended to arrive under the cover of darkness they were delayed. Fully visible to the Germans the losses were extreme.DunkirkWith the navy unable to supply sufficient ships for a successful rescue Vice Admiral Ramsay amazingly called on the help of civilians to pull off an historic escape.Battle of the BulgeGermany’s major counteroffensive in the winter of 1944 caught American forces completely off-guard causing tens of thousands of casualties before it was finally halted.Battle of MidwayThe islands of Midway were the focus of a brutal struggle between the Japanese Imperial Navy and the United States Pacific Fleet in the summer of 1942. Ultimately it was the U.S. victory that ended Japan’s seemingly unstoppable advance across the Pacific.ArnhemThe plan was to unleash the largest airborne assault in the history of warfare. To fly into German occupied territory and capture no less than five key bridges. Arnhem would prove a bridge too far.BurmaThe allied reconquest of Burma the crucial land route to China was one of the most gruelling conflicts fought against the Japanese forces.
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