^TheKingdom of Italy was an axis power until it changed sides to the Allies after anarmistice in 1943. After the armistice, theItalian Social Republic was set up as a German puppet state still under Mussolini.
^China had been fighting anundeclared war against Japan since 1937, with various other conflicts since1931. On December 9, 1941, they officially joined the war
^Yugoslavia was occupied after aninvasion, but there were prominentpartisan groups that continued fighting
^The emperor was the titular leader of Japan and had the final say on decisions, but his power was still (somewhat) limited. ThePrime Minister (Fumimaro Konoe and laterHideki Tojo for most of the war) held immense political power, and thus the emperor was not a dictator in the way Hitler or Mussolini were[2]
^Victor Emmanuel III was the Italian head of state and did overrule Mussolini on certain occasions (such as refusing to join the Second World War until1940 and evendeposing him in 1943), but Mussolini used morede facto power and influence than the king
^China was fragmented at the time due to a haltedcivil war and legacies of thewarlord era; thus, other leaders such asMao Zedong of the Chinese Communists and various warlords (such asLi Zongren,Yan Xishan and (initially)Zhang Xueliang) had significant power. However, Kai-shek was the leader of thenationalists whichallied with the communists and controlled most of China during the Second World War
^Dunnigan, James;Albert Nofi. Dirty Little Secrets of World War II: Military Information No One Told You About the Greatest, Most Terrible War in History, William Morrow & Company, 1994.ISBN0-688-12235-3
The Second World War in Colour (1999) is a three episode documentary showing unique footage in color (Imdb link)
Battlefield (documentary series) is a television documentary series initially issued in 1994–1995 that explores many of the most important battles fought during the Second World War.
The War (2007) is 7-partPBS documentary recounting the experiences of a number of individuals from American communities.
Adolf Hitler –Führer (leader) ofGermany
Hirohito –Emperor[i] ofJapan
Benito Mussolini –Prime Minister andDuce[j] ofItaly
Joseph Stalin –Leader[k] of theSoviet Union
Franklin D. Roosevelt[l] –President of the United States
Winston Churchill[m] –Prime Minister of theUnited Kingdom
Chiang Kai-shek – Leader[n] ofChina
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