Surrender (military) — Muslims surrender to Spain: Boabdil gives the Granada key to Ferdinand and Isabella … Wikipedia
Strategic bombing — is a military strategy used in a total war with the goal of defeating an enemy nation state by destroying its economic ability to wage war rather than destroying its land or naval forces. It is a systematically organized and executed attack from… … Wikipedia
Strategic bombing during World War II — For a list of notable strategic bombings in the European Theatre of World War II, see List of air operations during the Battle of Europe. Main article: Air warfare of World War II Strategic bombing during World War II Part of World War II … Wikipedia
Surrender of Japan — The surrender of Japan in August 1945 brought World War II to a close. On August 10, 1945, after the invasion of Manchuria by the Soviet Union and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan s leaders at the Imperial conference (… … Wikipedia
Unconditional surrender — is a surrender without conditions, except for those provided by international law. Announcing that only unconditional surrender is acceptable puts psychological pressure on a weaker adversary. The most notable uses of the term have been by the… … Wikipedia
Office of Strategic Services — OSS OSS Shoulder Insignia Agency overview Formed June 13, 1942 Dissolved … Wikipedia
German Instrument of Surrender — The German Instrument of Surrender was the legal instrument by which the High Command of the German Armed Forces surrendered simultaneously to the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force and to the Soviet High Command at the end of… … Wikipedia
German Instrument of Surrender — Le Generaloberst Alfred Jodl signant les documents de la capitulation à Reims. Le German Instrument of Surrender est le texte légal de la capitulation de l Allemagne nazie par lequel le Commandement suprême des forces armées allemandes se rendit… … Wikipédia en Français
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… … Universalium
