The early part of 1942 had been particularly kind to Japan’s military. Not only had it scored a staggering victory at Pearl Harbor, it had added insult to injury by taking the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Malay Peninsula, the Dutch East Indies, and islands in the Aleutians. For the American military, the task of battling [...]
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The Army-Navy Game
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