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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... Attack Force , under Kurita's own command , and the Second Diver- sionary Attack Force under Vice Admiral Shoji Nishimura . First Diversionary Attack Force - This was a powerful force indeed . It included 5 battleships , 10 heavy and ...
... Attack Force , under Kurita's own command , and the Second Diver- sionary Attack Force under Vice Admiral Shoji Nishimura . First Diversionary Attack Force - This was a powerful force indeed . It included 5 battleships , 10 heavy and ...
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... attack . Even though McClintock and Claggett had not seen all of Kurita's ships , they had seen enough of them to arouse the intense interest of U.S. Naval Intelligence . Admiral Halsey received the report early that morning and ...
... attack . Even though McClintock and Claggett had not seen all of Kurita's ships , they had seen enough of them to arouse the intense interest of U.S. Naval Intelligence . Admiral Halsey received the report early that morning and ...
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... attack 1700 1300 1800 Fourth attack 1426 1600 Third 1330 attack Luzon 1900 1510 Fifth 1500 1400 attack MUSASHI sinks 1935 one did for her . In addition to the nine torpedo hits and five bombs the battleship had taken , this attack added ...
... attack 1700 1300 1800 Fourth attack 1426 1600 Third 1330 attack Luzon 1900 1510 Fifth 1500 1400 attack MUSASHI sinks 1935 one did for her . In addition to the nine torpedo hits and five bombs the battleship had taken , this attack added ...
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Normandy to Notre Dame | 1 |
New Guinea and the Marianas | 57 |
Victory Is Everywhere | 109 |
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