As the war turned against them, the Japanese attempted to create allies among the nations it occupied, declaring the independence of Burma and the Philippines, while the US embraced China as a peer of the main Allied powers, alongside the US, UK, and USSR.
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397 Pop Goes the Weasel
The Japanese come to the reluctant conclusion that they have to abandon Guadalcanal and northeastern New Guinea. US submarine warfare begins to take a toll, and Admiral Yamamoto is killed.
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396 The Battle of Kursk
The German offenive failed. Then it was the Soviets' turn.
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395 A Definitive Mistake
Adolf Hitler begins his long-delayed 1943 offensive against the USSR, which fizzles in a matter of days.
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394 The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of
Warner Brothers was one of the minor studios until they introduced the first talking picture, which made the studio into one of the majors. In the Thirties, Warner Brothers, led by the irascible Jack L. Warner, was known for its glitzy musicals and crime dramas. In the early Forties, the studio released two films that are now regarded as among the best American films ever made: The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca.
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