Every nation involved did some form of mobilization during World War II. When the Natural Resources were available, production moved from civilian goods to war production. The increased need for men on the fronts allowed women to enter factories en masse for the first time, to aid in production of war goods.
The Rhine
NATO
your momthey had submachine guns
Rosy the Riveter
rosie the riveter
The Cold War
They and Great Britain had committed to the defense of Poland.
Self defense, the US was attacked.
The Rhine River was Germany last major line of defense in the West.
It is to remember what had happened to Singapore during World War 2...
Surrendering to limit the damage done to the country.
General Simon Bolivar Buckner.