Answer: WWII

AnswerCrossword Clue
WWII20th-cen. calamity
WWIIHitler started it: Abbr.
WWII1940's conflict, for short
WWIIWhat some vets recall: Abbr.
WWIIPeriod of rationing: Abbr.
WWIIChapter in 20th-century hist.
WWIIAxis-Allies conflict: Abbr.
WWIIE.T.O. period
WWIIIn which D.D.E. headed E.T.O.
WWIIWhen the O.S.S. was formed
WWIIV-E Day setting
WWIIJames Jones book: 1975
WWIIEvent of the '40's
WWIIAllies vs. Axis: Abbr.
WWIIAxis vs. Allies conflict
WWIIWhen D-Day happened
WWII1940s conflict, for short
WWIITom Brokaw subject
WWII"The Greatest Generation" subj.
WWII"Saving Private Ryan" setting: Abbr.
WWIIWhen the USA and USSR joined forces
WWIIAxis-vs.-Allies event
WWII1939-45 event, briefly
WWIIAxis-Allies event, briefly
WWIIIntl. conflict of 1939-45
WWIIAxis-vs.-Allies conflict
WWIIIntl. 1940s conflict
WWII"The Big One," to vets
WWIIIt ended Aug. 14, 1945
WWIIVE Day setting
WWIIAllies vs. Axis
WWIID.D.E. concern
WWII20th-c. upheaval
WWIIIt ended on Sept. 2, 1945
WWIIEnigma setting, in brief
WWIID-Day milieu
WWIIIt ended with V-J Day
WWIIV-J Day ended it
WWIIBig conflict, briefly
WWIIEvent in FDR's presidency