The battle for power begins

Great Battles: World War 2

ByEdison Siow Xiong

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Prologue: Victory, Defeat and RevengeIntroductionThe Beginning: World War II beginsThe Conquerors: Striving for PowerThe Defenders: Striking Back at JapanThe Heroes: Surviving the war The Conquerors: The Empire starts to fallThe Defenders: Going NuclearThe Heroes: The new eraThe end of the war

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You are now the German leader, as you stare up at your flag going down, reminding yourself of your defeat, you force yourself to look upon the peace treaty in front of you. You took full responsibility for the war and you would pay for the damage caused as well as to give your territory to the Allies. Unwillingly, you pick up the pen and quickly sign your name. Soon, all those who suffered during the war started cheering. “One day,” you tell yourself ”one day I will get revenge!”

Prologue: Victory, Defeat and Revenge

In the end, he didn’t get to have his revenge, instead Adolf Hilter replaced him and created the Nazi Party, a society that aimed to restore the power and wealth to the Germans. Soon, he started stocking up on military items (cannons, guns, exploding rubber ducks etc.) that made it seem that he was preparing for a war.

Meanwhile, Italy had also suffered a great defeat during World War I. Soon, there was also a change of leadership, and again there was a party who aimed to make Italy. They saw a need to capture colonies to strengthen Italy.

And as for Japan, well…

Introduction

You are now the government of Japan, Yamashita. You are looking down at a nearby Japanese village as they go upon their daily activities. A normal peasant would look down and see a modernized, happy city. But not you. All, you see is a small, constrained island of buildings. Sure it was modern, but it was still small, constrained, not showing it’s full potential. Looking upon the horizon you then see your geographical neighbour, China, thinking about Japan, when a sudden flash of brilliance comes before you. Looking down on the village again, you think, “contained, small and constrained. You smile. Not for much longer.

The Beginning: The start of World War II

Before the war, Japan saw it’s neighbour China defeated by other western nations, after that it vowed to strengthen it’s military and modernize itself. Finally, when it needed more territory to support its people, it attacked China, Korea and it soon advanced through

Meanwhile, in Europe, Germany had a surprise in store for Poland.

Invasion of China in it’s later stage

You’re the German government again, except now you’re Hilter, and you’re launching a surprise attack on Poland. Then, there is a stomp, your soldiers getting ready. Then, daylight breaks, and then you shout a furious war cry, signaling your soldiers to attack, and the ambush begins

Meanwhile, in Japan, the invasion of Korea had ended, you are now Yamashita, and you smile to know that you have won. You plant a Japanese flag for effect and then you shout a victory cry, echoing over the island of Korea

The Conquerors: Striving for power

You are the British government, and you have just heard of the war on Poland and the invasion of Korea. Your worst fears have been confirmed. You have known for months that Japan was planning an attack on China, and that Germany and Italy have been building their armies, but a full fledged war… no it wouldn’t come to that, you had to believe that, after World War I. Then suddenly there is the sudden report on the radio about things like war and Germany and Russia which you can guess really quick. You sigh and then hurry to inform your major governments that a new world war has started

The Defenders: Striking back at Japan

There was indeed a bombing at the edge of Russia by Germany. It was one of Germany’s biggest attacks, the objective being to take Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad and Caucasus. Operation Barbarossa. Immediately, Russia was changed from an Axis power to an Allied power. Anybody, who was being attacked by an Axis power would receive help, but not so soon, as Russia was fighting it’s own war. However, Germany had three allies on it’s side, space, time and snow. Being the largest country, it would take weeks , even months, before it was fully captured.

You’re a local vacationer at Hawaii (to be honest, you’re probably sick of being governments of important countries). You look up in the sky, seeing lively blue skies and seagulls. You sigh, feeling strangely disappointed, as if you expected a bit more. You look up, but you see nothing. No flying pigs. No skydiving birds. Suddenly, out of the blue, a large war aircraft flies by. Having been in the World War 1 yourself, you know this is a bomber. Hurriedly, you take out your camera and snap a few shots, then quickly you run, seeking shelter.

The Defenders: Striking Back at Japan

Bombing at Pearl Harbour

Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7th, 1941. As for the attack plan, the map shows it all. (Blue lines are the first wave, and the red lines are the second wave.)

You look upon the filthy surroundings of your prison cell, spotting several rats crawling among the walls. You ask yourself, “was it really necessary to rebel against the Japanese?” Strangely, your answer was yes, justice had to prevail, and to do that everyone had to play a part. Life was good at first, you started a biscuit factory in Singapore, but when you heard about the war, well, you immediately started to donate funds to help China in the war. Then, when the Japanese took over Singapore, you still rebelled, creating Force 136, a organization that did everything they could to stop the

The Heroes: Surviving the War

the Japanese, and end the war. Then there was the Sook Ching, an evil group created by the Japanese to hunt down non-Japanese supporters. It was like a war, actually, while Sook Ching were capturing Chinese, Force 136 was contacting China. Suddenly, the door swung open and in came two Japanese soldiers. One shouts to you, holding a knife, and soon the other joins in, demanding information about Force 136. You close your eyes, not listening to their threats, and you think, “Justice must prevail, and I will die to ensure it.”

The Heroes: Surviving the war

Lim Bo Seng

Lim Bo Seng: Hero of Singapore

Lim Bo Seng, a Chinese citizen, came to Singapore to start a bread and brick making business. Just like the story, he was the leader of Force 136, a organization intent on stopping the Japanese in their rampage over Singapore. However, once he was caught invading Japanese territory and then tortured to death. To us, he was a war hero because he refused to betray Force 136, determined that justice must prevail.

4 years… 4 years of victory, of glory. Yet this was just the beginning. The beginning of the great empire of power, and nothing could stop them, the Axis Powers would rule the world, and everybody would know of Italy, one of the three masters of the universe. Suddenly, there is the sound of many war planes coming at once. Planes coming back from war, you think. Let’s see if I can place it. Then, immediately, he knew that sound, it was the sound of British warplanes. Quickly, you ring the alarm bell, signaling the rest of your army to fight.

The Conquerors: The Empire starts to fall

The Defeat of Germany and Italy

In the great battle, Italy was defeated on September 8th 1943. Soon, the Allied powers, led by Russia, America, and Great Britain, invaded Germany, and Hilter, seeing that he lost, committed suicide. Then, however, there was the threat of Japan still lingering in Asia, and they still had a great battle ahead of them. America, soon realized that such a battle will make both sides lose much, so they started going to a great measure…

“Many of us have celebrated well, after the defeat of Germany and Italy, but we must not let our guard down for a second. There are still the strong armies of Japan, and we must be ready. In order to win, we must be diligent and strong, and we must go to a great measure in using this” the government said. Then the slide changed quickly to a small-torpedo bomb. You are one of the watchers, and you gasp in horror, as you find it to be a nuclear bomb, “a weapon of pure destruction, that we avoid using” your former minister had said. But now, as you stare into it, you can’t help but wonder if this was necessary.

The Defenders: Going Nuclear

Nuclear Bombing at Japan

The Story says it all, but there was not only one bomb, not 2 bombs dropped on Japan. The first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. However, when Japan didn’t surrender, they dropped another nuclear bomb on Nagiyaki, which made Japan surrender eventually.

You are now an American soldier. You’ve had a tiring day, and then you only have one mission left. Bomb the remaining Japanese with a grenade. Only one mission and then the war would be over. Then, when you were going to place the grenade into a dig out, there is a sudden explosion, and you and your friends are thrown backwards. You check your grenade, 5 seconds. There was no time to run. Suddenly, you had an idea. You hug the grenade, keeping it close to your body, and shout for your friends to run. As they started to dash away, one turns to you and says: “We’ll remember you, in this new era, we will remember you. You nod, then there is the feeling that your body is burning.

The Heroes: The New era

This was the story of Joseph William Osbourn a man who sacrificed his own life, for his friends. He was one of the unsung heroes of the war, a person who will not be seen in many books around the world, for there were many other American heroes. However, to sacrifice your life for your friends is a great deed indeed, one that not many could do.

The End of the warAfter a great 4 years of suffering and death, the

war was over. It was over for the conquerors, the Axis Powers who were shattered by their defeat. It was over for the defenders, the Allied Powers, who finally made a comeback in the war. Then, it was over for the heroes, those who stood up for what they believed was important to them. Although food was still scarce, and death still afoot, the people changed, they became stronger, and they no longer hid behind the body of stronger men, they fought for themselves. They no longer believed suffering was a thing of the past, and they would remember this war, for the rest of their lives.

The EndThank You for your time to read this.