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The 483 pages that link to World War II, each with the reason it gives.

• Kenneth TynanNarrower topic: Tynan’s adolescence unfolded during the war, which formed the backdrop to his early life.

• Kurt WaldheimNarrower topic: Waldheim served in the German army during the war, a fact central to later scrutiny.

• Lee MarvinNarrower topic: His combat service in the Pacific connected his life to the war stories he later portrayed.

• Tage ErlanderNarrower topic: Sweden’s wartime government and neutrality formed the political setting Erlander inherited.

• 1930sNarrower topic: The decade ended as the European war began in 1939.

• Benjamin O. Davis Jr.Narrower topic: The war created the combat assignments through which Davis established his command record.

• Clive DunnNarrower topic: Dunn’s service and captivity came during this conflict.

• Gravity's RainbowNarrower topic: The novel’s European settings and conspiracies emerge from the war.

• Herman WoukNarrower topic: The war shaped Wouk’s naval experience and supplied the historical setting for his major novels.

• Joseph HellerNarrower topic: Heller served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during the war, which shaped his fiction.

• Petula ClarkNarrower topic: Wartime broadcasts and entertainments brought Clark to public attention.

• Rod SerlingNarrower topic: Serling’s combat service left a lasting mark on his writing about violence and human vulnerability.

• Rosie the RiveterNarrower topic: The painting appeared amid wartime mobilization of American industry.

• Rotary cannonNarrower topic: The demand for faster aircraft armament shaped the postwar development of rotary cannon.

• Sister cityNarrower topic: The devastation and divisions left by the war created urgency for reconciliation between European communities.

• USS ArizonaNarrower topic: The attack that sank Arizona brought the United States into the war.

• Uwe JohnsonNarrower topic: Its aftermath shaped the displacements and contested memories central to Johnson’s fiction.

• Vera LynnNarrower topic: The war transformed Lynn from a popular singer into a national symbol.

• Aftermath of World War INarrower topic: Unresolved postwar grievances and political crises contributed to conditions that preceded it.

• Alan MooreheadNarrower topic: His dispatches and books drew on reporting across several Allied campaigns.

• Arthur HaileyNarrower topic: Wartime service shaped Hailey’s early adult years before his writing career.

• Callum TurnerNarrower topic: Masters of the Air places Turner's character within the historical air war.

• Carole LandisNarrower topic: The war expanded Landis's public role through overseas entertainment tours.

• Causes of World War IINarrower topic: It was the conflict produced by the developments traced on this page.

• Flight and expulsion of GermansNarrower topic: German occupation and defeat transformed borders and triggered the displacement.

• GoalballNarrower topic: The need for rehabilitation among blinded veterans helped motivate goalball’s creation.

• Howard K. SmithNarrower topic: Smith’s European reporting for CBS began during the war.

• James Stewart (actor)Narrower topic: Stewart’s combat service made his Hollywood stardom unusual among leading actors of his generation.

• Jeannette RankinNarrower topic: Her second term opened amid the U.S. entry into this war.

• Pointe de Pen-HirNarrower topic: The memorial at Pen-Hir places the landscape within wartime remembrance.

• Post–World War II economic expansionNarrower topic: The war's destruction and mobilization created the conditions for reconstruction and rapid growth.

• Queen Elizabeth The Queen MotherNarrower topic: The war became the defining test of her public role as queen.

• William StyronNarrower topic: The war shaped Styron's generation and supplied the setting for The Long March.

• World War IIINarrower topic: It supplies the historical precedent behind the imagined numbering of a third world war.