Many countries engaged in total war during World War II on an unprecedented scale.
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- World War II (en.wikipedia.org)
- http://assets.cambridge.org/052183/4325/excerpt/0521834325_excerpt.htm (assets.cambridge.org)
- https://thetvdb.com/series/peoples-century/episodes/421436 (thetvdb.com)
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