Black Sand, Red Blood - The Battle of Iwo Jima: At just eight square miles, the island was anticipated to fall quickly to a large-scale assault. It would instead prove to be one of the most grueling battles of the entire Pacific war.

• Stalin Moves West: The German invasion of the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941 started a war both nations had been expecting for years. The German attack just may have preempted a similar offensive by the Red Army.
• Juno Beach - Canada's D-Day: Nine Allied divisions landed in Normandy on 6 June 1944. Often overlooked, the Canadian assault on Juno Beach was one of the most successful on that historic day.