Propaganda
This iconic, top-hatted personification of the United States urged young men to join the Army during WWI and WWII with the phrase, "I Want YOU."
Uncle Sam
Code-named "Operation Overlord," the massive June 6, 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy is famously known by this shorthand name.
D-Day
This young protagonist survives the fateful night his family is executed and spends the rest of his life dealing with the repressed trauma.
Anton Steenwijk
This fictional, bandanna-wearing factory worker became an enduring symbol of American female patriotism and economic power under the slogan "We Can Do It!"
Rosie the Riveter
The United States officially entered World War II immediately following a surprise December 7, 1941, attack on this Hawaiian naval base.
Pearl Harbor
To cope with his past and achieve a sense of total control over pain and consciousness, Anton grows up to enter this medical profession.
Anesthesiologist
This specific type of logical fallacy or propaganda technique encourages people to adopt a belief or buy a product simply because "everyone else is doing it."
Bandwagon
This specific country was invaded by Germany on September 1, 1939, officially triggering the start of World War II in Europe.
Poland
After his arrest on the night of the assault, a young Anton is comforted in a pitch-black police cell by this mysterious female resistance fighter.
Truus Coster
This propaganda technique uses vague, emotionally appealing words—like "freedom," "glory," or "justice"—that sound inspiring but offer no concrete details or evidence.
Glittering Generalities
This month-long winter confrontation in 1944 was Germany's final major counter-offensive against Allied troops on the Western Front.
Battle of the Bulge
While trying to move the collaborator's body out of their yard, Anton's brother Peter is forced to flee into the night when he hears the approach of this vehicle.
Motorcycle
This technique involves associating a beloved symbol, like a national flag or religious icon, with a specific political agenda to make the cause seem automatically virtuous.
Transfer
This major 1942 naval battle, fought entirely by aircraft carriers just six months after Pearl Harbor, was the definitive turning point of the war in the Pacific.
Battle of Midway
This specific classical instrument is being played by Anton's father right before the gunshots outside disrupt their peaceful evening.
Piano