Years to VictoryMcKay, 1973 - 507 Seiten "Beginning with 'the loneliest man in the world,' General Dwight D. Eisenhower, making his decision to proceed with Operation Overlord, Years to Victory recounts the last years of World War II from the Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944, to the utter defeat and unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan. As the dignitaries assembled on the deck of the United States battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay on the morning of September 2, 1945, the Axis had been totally destroyed."--Book Jacket. |
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... Halsey's forces and would have given him more than adequate strength against both Ozawa and Kurita . As it was , on the evening of October 24 , the sixty - five ships Halsey had with him off the Philippines sped north at 16 knots to ...
... Halsey's forces and would have given him more than adequate strength against both Ozawa and Kurita . As it was , on the evening of October 24 , the sixty - five ships Halsey had with him off the Philippines sped north at 16 knots to ...
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... Halsey have that report ? " asked Mitscher . " Yes , sir . " " If he wants my advice , he'll ask for it , " replied Mitscher . Then he went back to sleep . Before heading north , Halsey notified Kinkaid of his inten- tions . CENTRAL ...
... Halsey have that report ? " asked Mitscher . " Yes , sir . " " If he wants my advice , he'll ask for it , " replied Mitscher . Then he went back to sleep . Before heading north , Halsey notified Kinkaid of his inten- tions . CENTRAL ...
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... Halsey , had miscalcu- lated , and each was trying to do something about it . Kinkaid , secure in the belief that Halsey had left Task Force 34 to guard San Bernardino , had concentrated his attention on the forthcoming battle with ...
... Halsey , had miscalcu- lated , and each was trying to do something about it . Kinkaid , secure in the belief that Halsey had left Task Force 34 to guard San Bernardino , had concentrated his attention on the forthcoming battle with ...
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Normandy to Notre Dame | 1 |
New Guinea and the Marianas | 57 |
Victory Is Everywhere | 109 |
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