Because it's American. And WWII was America's biggest success in terms of a war, more or less. And it's the one where there are a lot of stories because some veterans are still alive or it was recorded.
I mean, I'm Canadian and a history major, but WWII was a strong focus in most of my classes too. I think it's just because it was such a shift from past wars. Huge deaths. Genocide. Nuclear weapons. Global scale.
I mean, I'm Canadian and a history major, but WWII was a strong focus in most of my classes too. I think it's just because it was such a shift from past wars. Huge deaths. Genocide. Nuclear weapons. Global scale.