Check out free 'sounds of war' MP3 tones to download on your computer, or take a look at intractive maps of some of the major campaigns and attacks of World War II, including Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Operation Barbarossa and the Battle of El-Alamein.
Choose from the sound of sonar beeps, 9mm and 12mm gun shots, helicopter blades, radio tuning or army bugle...
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Take a look at Discovery's interactive maps and guides to D-Day, El-Alamein, Pearl Harbor and Operation Barbarossa. View WWII maps
In World War II, banana skins and potatoes were used to polish shoes (although the former were virtually impossible to get hold of... )