Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers Over Japan During World War II |
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... Navy defeat Japan and its land forces ? and How would the navy bridge the giant distances of the Pacific ? Two schools of American strategy emerged , and the planners shifted back and forth between these views . The first favored direct ...
... Navy defeat Japan and its land forces ? and How would the navy bridge the giant distances of the Pacific ? Two schools of American strategy emerged , and the planners shifted back and forth between these views . The first favored direct ...
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... navy study the idea of using carrier raids ( presumably incendiary ) on Japanese cities to weaken morale . The British also suggested that such attacks might force the Japanese to draw vital forces back to their home islands . The navy ...
... navy study the idea of using carrier raids ( presumably incendiary ) on Japanese cities to weaken morale . The British also suggested that such attacks might force the Japanese to draw vital forces back to their home islands . The navy ...
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... navy and the discrepancy in services and supplies . They were upset by conditions during the ship journey to the Marianas and the contrast between the army's sparse rations and the fresh eggs , bacon , and pie that the navy's enlisted ...
... navy and the discrepancy in services and supplies . They were upset by conditions during the ship journey to the Marianas and the contrast between the army's sparse rations and the fresh eggs , bacon , and pie that the navy's enlisted ...
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Target for Strategic Bombing | 36 |
Best Bomber | 55 |
Operations | 84 |
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