- published: 03 Feb 2014
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World War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated as WWII or WW2), was a global war that was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved a vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people serving in military units. In a state of "total war", the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, it resulted in 50 million to over 70 million fatalities. These deaths make the war the deadliest conflict in human history.
World war three is all the rage
Problem child of a nuclear age
Push button missiles on radio control
I don't wanna die before I get old
That's the crap we always hear
Doomsday's coming, almost here
Why not remember the last world war
I hope, for one, there'll be no more
Why doesn't anyone sing about world war two
Examples should be made of forty-five
When the people were lucky to survive
The hell all around for those sick years
Should be a constant reminder in all our fears
No-one sings about the last world war
'Cos modern poets can't remember any more
Modern Zombies with a one-track mind
Of world war three that will kill mankind
Why doesn't anyone sing about world war two
Why doesn't anyone sing about world war two