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By Jul, it was apparent that despite a generally successful
By Jul, it was apparent that despite a generally successful campaign in Normandy thus far, Allied progress had been excruciatingly slow. By mid-Jul t...

The first of the long-range bombing raids on the Japanese home
The first of the long-range bombing raids on the Japanese home islands took place as early as 28 Nov 1944, mainly from the newly constructed air field...

On 30 Sep 1943, the Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan
On 30 Sep 1943, the Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan endorsed a plan to reduce Japans defense perimeter, a plan which was drew up 15 days...

Operation Iceberg struck the island of Okinawa in the Ryukyu
Operation Iceberg struck the island of Okinawa in the Ryukyu Islands on the date of the Easter holiday in 1945. Okinawa was a relatively large island,...

Wasp was the lead and only ship in her class. She was the eighth
Wasp was the lead and only ship in her class. She was the eighth American ship to bear that name. After radio direction finder calibration, her shaked...

USS Copahee at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington,
USS Copahee at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, United States, 17 Aug 1942, USS Copahee was originally laid down as the civilian shi...