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'''World War II''', or the '''Second World War''' (Official military histories in Commonwealth nations refer to the conflict as the Second World War, while the United States' official histories refer to the conflict as World War II. English translations of the official histories of other nations also tend to resolve into English as Second World War, for example ''Zweiter Weltkrieg'' in German. Non-English-language use typically translates to Second World War, for instance the Spanish ''Segunda Guerra mundial'' and the French ''Seconde Guerre mondiale''. "Official" usage of these terms is giving way to popular usage and the two terms are becoming interchangeable even in formal military history. (often abbreviated '''WWII''' or '''WW2'''), was a global [[War|military conflict]] which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. The war involved the mobilisation of over 100 million military personnel, making it the most widespread war in [[history]]. In a state of "total war", the major participants placed their complete economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Over seventy million people, the majority of them civilians, were killed, making it the deadliest conflict in human history.(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. ISBN 0-688-12235-3)

'''World War II''', or the '''Second World War''' (Official military histories in Commonwealth nations refer to the conflict as the Second World War, while the United States' official histories refer to the conflict as World War II. English translations of the official histories of other nations also tend to resolve into English as Second World War, for example ''Zweiter Weltkrieg'' in German. Non-English-language use typically translates to Second World War, for instance the Spanish ''Segunda Guerra mundial'' and the French ''Seconde Guerre mondiale''. "Official" usage of these terms is giving way to popular usage and the two terms are becoming interchangeable even in formal military history. (often abbreviated '''WWII''' or '''WW2'''), was a global [[War|military conflict]] which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. The war involved the mobilisation of over 100 million military personnel, making it the most widespread war in [[history]]. In a state of "total war", the major participants placed their complete economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Over seventy million people, the majority of them civilians, were killed, making it the deadliest conflict in human history.(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. ISBN 0-688-12235-3)