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The Role of the Common Man in World War II

The Normandy campaign has a higher casualty rate than the three bloodiest battles of World War I, Holland says. The armies that were involved in World War II were effectively citizens of the armies and not professional soldiers by and large. "I think these accounts actually are very, very useful in reminding people that armies and wars are fought," he adds.

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