War

Some wars end cleanly, with a signed surrender and a great parade. Others end in slow exhaustion or long denial; some shift to a new battlefield, as when hot wars turn cold. TimeFrames explores the often uncertain paths to peace.

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Turning Point: Moving Away from Isolationism

May. 20, 1940

From The Publisher: How TIME Covered D-Day

Jun. 19, 1944

Allied Force's Second Enemy: the Weather

Jun. 19, 1944

Paris Is Free: "Merci! Merci! Merci!"

Sep. 04, 1944

Germany's Chance on the Western Front

Jan. 15, 1945

The Yalta Conference's Implications for the Future

Feb. 26, 1945

The Big Three's Victory In Europe

May. 14, 1945

The Bomb

Aug. 20, 1945

Peace Between the U.S. and Russia: At What Cost?

Jul. 21, 1947

Battle of Korea: End in Sight

Jun. 15, 1953

Korea: A Truce Without Fireworks

Aug. 03, 1953

Lessons from the Korean War

Feb. 07, 1955

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Coming to Terms With Vietnam

Jun. 14, 1971

A Moment of Subdued Thanksgiving

Feb. 05, 1973

The Last Grim Goodbye

May. 12, 1975

Freedom! The Berlin Wall

Nov. 20, 1989

Desert Storm's Troops: Triumphant Return

Mar. 18, 1991

The Soviet Union: Starting at Year Zero

Sep. 09, 1991

Gulf War II: Awestruck

Mar. 31, 2003

Afghanistan: A Tale of Soldiers and a School

Apr. 15, 2010

Covers Archive

Time.com Poll

Time.com Polls

When will the last US troops pull out of Iraq?

Photos

Afghanistan: Inside the Battle for Hearts and Minds

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