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SMITHSONIAN

Established in 1846, the Smithsonian—the world’s largest museum and research

complex—includes 19 museums and galleries and the National Zoological Park. The

total number of artifacts, works of art, and specimens in the Smithsonian’s collections

is estimated at 154 million, the bulk of which is contained in the National Museum

of Natural History, which holds more than 126 million specimens and objects. The

Smithsonian is a renowned research center, dedicated to public education, national

service, and scholarship in the arts, sciences, and natural history.

276 Glossary

278 Index

286 Acknowledgments

226 Allied victory in Europe

228 Battle of the Bulge

230 Yalta and Potsdam

232 Crossing the Rhine

234 Germany loses the air war

236 The bombing of Dresden

238 The final Soviet attack

240 Final struggles in Italy

242 The fall of Berlin

244 VE Day

246 Defeat of Japan

248 Retaking the Philippines

250 Iwo Jima

252 The bombing

of Japan

254 The Battle of Okinawa

256 Manhattan Project

258 Hiroshima and Nagasaki

260 Peace in the Pacific

262 The aftermath of war

264 The Iron Curtain

266 The Chinese Civil War

268 Decolonization

of Asia

270 The creation of Israel

272 The price of war

274 Remembrance

224

ENDGAME AND AFTERMATH 1944–

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