In the catalog of common beliefs about World War II the idea that Hitler was a military genius has endured He is believed to have conquered and subjected to his authority nearly all of Continental Europe But this is in fact a myth Hitler was actually a terrible military strategist and commander

For most of our contemporaries the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the reason for Japans surrender But while this notion may not be entirely incorrect it omits the role of a key player in winding down the Second World War  the Soviet Red Army

Its long been without doubt that the Marshall Plan saved Europe from the misery and chaos instilled by World War II But this is in fact a myth Many specialists have long questioned its utility

October 1 1949 After years of struggle and revolutionary commitment Mao Zedong proclaims the advent of the Peoples Republic of China By coming to power he had only one ambition which was to restore his countrys legendary power and former glory However if the Great Helmsman opened a new era he did not bring his country from immobility and confinement to the rank of a great world power