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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... Ulithi . Most important by far was Ulithi , which served as the major forward base through the beginning of the Okinawa operation in April 1945 . Although the Japanese had occasionally used Ulithi as a staging area and fleet anchorage ...
... Ulithi . Most important by far was Ulithi , which served as the major forward base through the beginning of the Okinawa operation in April 1945 . Although the Japanese had occasionally used Ulithi as a staging area and fleet anchorage ...
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... Ulithi was no paradise , it was a blessed relief to put in for a few days , have a run ashore and a few beers , see a movie that night , and relax from the strain of one - in - three watch standing at sea . But Ulithi was only a way ...
... Ulithi was no paradise , it was a blessed relief to put in for a few days , have a run ashore and a few beers , see a movie that night , and relax from the strain of one - in - three watch standing at sea . But Ulithi was only a way ...
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... Ulithi on a rotation basis , keeping two off Leyte until October 30. During this time carriers Intrepid , Franklin , and Belleau Wood were all hit by Kamikazes . The last two had to be withdrawn for extensive repairs . There was but ...
... Ulithi on a rotation basis , keeping two off Leyte until October 30. During this time carriers Intrepid , Franklin , and Belleau Wood were all hit by Kamikazes . The last two had to be withdrawn for extensive repairs . There was but ...
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Normandy to Notre Dame | 1 |
New Guinea and the Marianas | 57 |
Victory Is Everywhere | 109 |
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