It was the most global war in history it directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. The vast majority of the world's countries-including all of the great powers-eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning.
Jerzy Jarantowicz was 14 years old when World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb 'Little Boy' is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay.
