Behind the Lines

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Behind the Lines introduction Behind the front lines of World War II 1939 1945 both the Allies and the Axis powers sought ways to gain any advantage they could over the enemy These efforts meant that virtually everyone in combatant countries was eventually directly involved in the war in one way or another War at Sea and in the Air Once the Germans had conquered most of mainland Europe they turned their attention to Britain When they were defeated in the Battle of Britain in 1940 they instead set out to use U-boats submarines to prevent the British receiving supplies from North America Eventually that would force Britain into surrendering in order to avoid starvation The Battle of the Atlantic is the name given to the long struggle by the Allies to keep the sea lanes open The battle was the longest of the war it lasted over fi ve years and cost thousands of lives The Allies meanwhile planned to bomb U S students learn to decipher Japanese codes at an Aeronautical Radio School in 1943 4 ___