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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... able to set up such a thing on French soil ; it represented failure in that he had never been able to invade England . Ever since late summer , 1940 , Margival had been shut up , manned only by caretakers , while Hitler's attention was ...
... able to set up such a thing on French soil ; it represented failure in that he had never been able to invade England . Ever since late summer , 1940 , Margival had been shut up , manned only by caretakers , while Hitler's attention was ...
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... able to recover her own aircraft an hour later . Just about the same time , Essex was launching aircraft when two Zekes jumped her at 1255. One was shot down , but the other crashed the flight deck forward , but the Essex was able to ...
... able to recover her own aircraft an hour later . Just about the same time , Essex was launching aircraft when two Zekes jumped her at 1255. One was shot down , but the other crashed the flight deck forward , but the Essex was able to ...
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... able to fuel in the lee of Luzon , and the next afternoon was headed for Balintang Channel , the southern part of Luzon Strait . Foul weather tended to keep enemy air attacks away from the force ; although bogeys were constantly on the ...
... able to fuel in the lee of Luzon , and the next afternoon was headed for Balintang Channel , the southern part of Luzon Strait . Foul weather tended to keep enemy air attacks away from the force ; although bogeys were constantly on the ...
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Normandy to Notre Dame | 1 |
New Guinea and the Marianas | 57 |
Victory Is Everywhere | 109 |
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