Turning Points of World War II in Europe Prof. Arnold Krammer Texas A&M University Two Battles: Battle of Britain Stalingrad Two Technologies : Penicillin.

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Turning Points of World War II in Europe Prof. Arnold Krammer Texas A&M University Two Battles: Battle of Britain Stalingrad Two Technologies : Penicillin P-47 Airplanes

Section 7: The student understands the domestic and intermational impact of US involvement in World War II. The student is expected to: STAAR TEST

A) identify reasons for U.S involvement in World War II, including Italian German, and Japanese dictatorships and their aggression. Readiness Standard ((B) evaluate the domestic and intermational leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Trunan during World War II, including the U.S. relationship with its allies. Supporting Standard. (D) analyze major issues of World War II. Readiness Standard (E) analyze major military events of World War II, including the invasion of Normandy, fighting the war on multiple fronts, and the liberation of concentration camps; Supporting Standard (F) evaluate the military contributions of leaders during World WAr II, including Omar Bradley, Dwight Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, Chester A. Nimitz, George Marshall, and George Patton. Supporting Standard

July, May, 1941 If Britain had fallen: 1) Normandy Invasion would have been impossible; 2) Germany would have controlled North Atlantic; 3) The US would have lost its greatest trading partner Battle of Britain

RECOMMENDED BOOKS: James Holland, Battle of Britain:Five Months that Changed History. (St. Martin's Griffin, ISBN: ). Tim Clayton and Phil Craig, Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain. (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: ). Michael Korda, With Wings Like Eagles: The Untold Story of the Battle of Britain. (Harper Perennial Paperback, ISBN: Richard Overy, The Battle of Britain: The Myth and Reality. (W.W. Norton, ISBN: ).

Battle of Stalingrad 1) Oil fields in the Caucasus were lost; 2) Hitler's southern campaign was halted; 3) The Volga River opened to traffic; 4) Hitler's plan to enter the Middle East was stopped; 5) Morale in Germany plummeted while it soared among the Allies.

Geoffrey Jukes, Barrie Pitt, David Mason, Stalingrad: The Turning Point. (Ballantine Books, ISBN: ). Geoff Antony Beevor, Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, (Penguin Books, ISBN: ). Edwin R. Hoyt, 199 Days: The Battle for Stalingrad. (Forge Books, ISBN: ). RECOMMENDED BOOKS :

Introduced in 1942 Destroyed: 9000 Locomotives 6000 Armored Vehicles 3752 Enemy Aircraft in the Air 3315 Enemy Aircraft on the Ground Railcars (Robert Jackson, Aircraft of World War II p. 197) P-47 Thunderbolt "The Jug"

Kent D. Miller, The 356th Fighter Group in W.W. II (Schiffer Military History Books, ISBN (13) ). Cory Graff, P-47 Thunderbolt at War (Zenith Paperback, ISBN (13) ). Tom Glenn, P-47 Pilots: The Fighter-Bomber Boys (Zenith Paperback, ISBN (13) ). RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

Introduced in June, 1944, Penicillin is estimated to have saved some 100,000 lives during the war. Richard Conniff, "Penicillin: Wonder Drug of WWII," Military History, July, 2013 pp Penicillin

Lauren Belfer, A Fierce Radiance: A Novel (Harper Perennial Paperback, ISBN: ). Dean Anderson, Praise the Lord and Pass the Penicillin (McFarland & Co., ISBN: ). Eric Lax, The Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat: The Story of the Penicillin Miracle (Holt Paperback, ISBN: ). RECOMMENDED BOOKS: