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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... aboard a carrier at night for the first time in their lives . Yet theirs was a special privilege . They alone out of the 98,618 men embarked in Task Force 58 would have the chance to come to grips with the Japanese fleet . They 103.
... aboard a carrier at night for the first time in their lives . Yet theirs was a special privilege . They alone out of the 98,618 men embarked in Task Force 58 would have the chance to come to grips with the Japanese fleet . They 103.
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... aboard . ? Judy splashed close aboard starboard quarter . ? ? ? ? Oscar splashed by gunfire starboard beam , range 500 yards . Val splashed by gunfire dead ahead , range 600 yards . Val approaching from astern made bomb hit after deck ...
... aboard . ? Judy splashed close aboard starboard quarter . ? ? ? ? Oscar splashed by gunfire starboard beam , range 500 yards . Val splashed by gunfire dead ahead , range 600 yards . Val approaching from astern made bomb hit after deck ...
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... aboard a naval vessel , and suggested the Missouri . Since this also honored President Truman's home state , the suggestion carried the day . There was immense activity aboard the Missouri when her assignment became known . An intense ...
... aboard a naval vessel , and suggested the Missouri . Since this also honored President Truman's home state , the suggestion carried the day . There was immense activity aboard the Missouri when her assignment became known . An intense ...
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Normandy to Notre Dame | 1 |
New Guinea and the Marianas | 57 |
Victory Is Everywhere | 109 |
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