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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... Suzuki . Recognizing this fact , Baron Hiranuma nominated Suzuki as Prime Minister , to the dismay of that elderly admiral . The response was enthusiastic for the most part , but Suzuki begged to be excused . He had promised his family ...
... Suzuki . Recognizing this fact , Baron Hiranuma nominated Suzuki as Prime Minister , to the dismay of that elderly admiral . The response was enthusiastic for the most part , but Suzuki begged to be excused . He had promised his family ...
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... Suzuki capitulated . Although he asked time to think it over , he had made his decision . He later stated that he understood fully what the Emperor was saying to him . In unspoken words , the Emperor was telling him to end the conflict ...
... Suzuki capitulated . Although he asked time to think it over , he had made his decision . He later stated that he understood fully what the Emperor was saying to him . In unspoken words , the Emperor was telling him to end the conflict ...
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... Suzuki was indulging in what the Japanese call haragei , " stomach talk . " Haragei is an old tradition in Japan , of saying one thing while meaning another . It ... Suzuki during the evening of April 7 in private . Since Suzuki 408.
... Suzuki was indulging in what the Japanese call haragei , " stomach talk . " Haragei is an old tradition in Japan , of saying one thing while meaning another . It ... Suzuki during the evening of April 7 in private . Since Suzuki 408.
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Normandy to Notre Dame | 1 |
New Guinea and the Marianas | 57 |
Victory Is Everywhere | 109 |
Urheberrecht | |
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