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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... taken swiftly or that it could be used for some time after it had been taken . What the Germans had done to the port installations of Naples was proof enough of that . In fact , it was highly questionable whether enough strength could ...
... taken swiftly or that it could be used for some time after it had been taken . What the Germans had done to the port installations of Naples was proof enough of that . In fact , it was highly questionable whether enough strength could ...
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... taken place , the troops would drive toward each other in a pincer movement to isolate and secure Orote . After that would follow the campaign to clean up the rest of the island . As usual , underwater - demolition teams cleared beach ...
... taken place , the troops would drive toward each other in a pincer movement to isolate and secure Orote . After that would follow the campaign to clean up the rest of the island . As usual , underwater - demolition teams cleared beach ...
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... taken over the entire area of North Borneo . Balikpapan on the southeast coast was the final objective of the Borneo campaign . Because of heavy defenses , preliminary bombardment and air attacks extended for sixteen days before the ...
... taken over the entire area of North Borneo . Balikpapan on the southeast coast was the final objective of the Borneo campaign . Because of heavy defenses , preliminary bombardment and air attacks extended for sixteen days before the ...
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Normandy to Notre Dame | 1 |
New Guinea and the Marianas | 57 |
Victory Is Everywhere | 109 |
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