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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... Archerfish , was bored with his assignment . His boat had been given the essential job of lifeguard for B - 29s which might have to ditch after a raid on Tokyo . Then came the good news . The strike scheduled for that day had been ...
... Archerfish , was bored with his assignment . His boat had been given the essential job of lifeguard for B - 29s which might have to ditch after a raid on Tokyo . Then came the good news . The strike scheduled for that day had been ...
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... Archerfish . It was too good to be true . This time the problem was to avoid getting too close . " Lookouts below ! Clear the bridge ! Dive ! " ordered Enright . Archerfish slid beneath the waves , and the periscope rose into the ...
... Archerfish . It was too good to be true . This time the problem was to avoid getting too close . " Lookouts below ! Clear the bridge ! Dive ! " ordered Enright . Archerfish slid beneath the waves , and the periscope rose into the ...
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... Archerfish . " Take her down ! " Archerfish clawed for the depths . " Rig for silent running ! Rig for depth charge ! " The counterattack would be on them at any moment . Four more hits were heard , and then the depth charges began to ...
... Archerfish . " Take her down ! " Archerfish clawed for the depths . " Rig for silent running ! Rig for depth charge ! " The counterattack would be on them at any moment . Four more hits were heard , and then the depth charges began to ...
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Normandy to Notre Dame | 1 |
New Guinea and the Marianas | 57 |
Victory Is Everywhere | 109 |
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