timeline_list_2_headline: World War II Begins; timeline_list_2_description: Germany invades Poland, inciting Poland’s allies Britain and France to declare war on Germany.

Italy's history as an Axis power during World War II under Fascist Benito Mussolini is well-known. But a story less told is the Italian government's impact on its citizens—Jews in particular.

Capable of filling holes in Koh Samui’s World War II timeline is Paul Chambers, an expert on civil-military relations and democratization in Southeast Asia at Thailand’s Naresuan University.

Capable of filling holes in Koh Samui’s World War II timeline is Paul Chambers, an expert on civil-military relations and democratization in Southeast Asia at Thailand’s Naresuan University.