aircraft dropped an atomic bomb on the city, immediately killing more than 70,000 people.(more) Along with World War I, World War II was one of the great watersheds of 20th-century geopolitical history. It resulted in the extension of the Soviet Union’s power to nations of eastern ...
theBismarckescaped into the open sea and soon began heading forBrestin German-occupiedFrance. Sighted by aircraft 30 hours later (May 26), it was hit by atorpedothat crippled its steering gear, and theshipwas bombarded throughout the night by battleships. On the morning of May 27 theKing ...