1. Landing in France
1.1. Planning operation Overload
1.1.1. Hitler knew the allies would eventually invade
1.1.1.1. Hitler fortified the coast along the English channel
1.1.1.2. Hitler believed the allies would land in Pas-de-Calais the area of France closest to Britain
1.1.1.2.1. Allies placed dummy equipment along the coast across from Calais to trick the Germans
1.2. The Longest Day
1.2.1. 7000 ships
1.2.2. 100,000 soldiers
1.2.3. 23,000 Paratroopers
1.2.4. Utah Beach and eastern flank went well and were captured in a few hours
1.2.4.1. Omaha beach was under intense German fire and American assault almost disintergrated
2. Driving Back Japan
2.1. Island Hopping in the Pacific
2.1.1. By the Fall of 1943 the Navy was ready to launch its island hopping campaign
2.1.1.1. The geography of the central pacific posed problems with water not being deep enough above coral reefs and didn't allow landing craft to get ashore
2.1.1.1.1. Troops would have to wade to the beach
2.1.2. Assault in Kawakelein went more smoothly
2.1.2.1. All of the troops made it to shore in amphtracs
2.1.3. After Marshall Islands the Navy targeted the Mariana Islands
2.1.3.1. They wanted to use the Marianas as a base for a new heavy bomber, the B-29 Super Fortress
2.1.3.1.1. From the airfields in the Marianas B-29s could bomb Japan
2.2. MacArthur Returns
2.2.1. General MacArthur began invading Guadalcanal
2.2.1.1. Took almost 2 years to capture enough islands to surround the main Japanese base
2.2.1.1.1. America sent 160,000 troops invaded Philippines to get it back
3. Striking Germany and Italy
3.1. Strategic Bombing
3.1.1. Amount of Bombs
3.1.1.1. Britain Royal Airforce-2300 Tons every month on Germany
3.1.1.2. U.S Airforce-1500 Tons during last 6 months of 1942
3.1.1.3. Between 1943-1945 Royal Airforce and U.S Eighth Army Air Force dropped 53,000 tons of explosives
3.1.2. Caused a severe oil shortage and wrecked the Railroad System for Germany
3.1.3. Destroyed so many aircraft factories that Germany's air force couldn't replace its losses
3.2. Striking the Soft Underbelly
3.2.1. General Dwight D. Eisenhower comanded an invasion in Sicily
3.2.1.1. Invasion began on July 10, 1943
3.2.1.2. Attack created a crisis in the Italian government
3.2.1.2.1. A group of italian Generals decided it was time to get rid of Mussolini
3.3. The Tehran Conference
3.3.1. Roosevelt wanted to meet with Stalin before the Allies invaded France
3.3.1.1. Stalin promised to launch a full scale offensive against the Germans
3.3.1.2. Stalin and Roosevelt agreed to divide Germany so it wouldn't threaten world peace
3.3.1.3. When Germany was defeated Stalin agreed to help the U.S with Japan
3.3.1.4. Stalin accepted Roosevelt's proposal of an international peacekeeping organization after the war
3.3.2. After Conference
3.3.2.1. Roosevelt headed to Cairo, Egypt where him and Churchill planned invasion of France