Okinawa fight matched overwhelming firepower with desperate resistance

Article Abstract:

Operation Iceberg, which commenced on April 1, 1945, was a fight for American control of the Japanese island of Okinawa that would cut off sea lanes for fuel and raw materials from the south and provide a logistical base to support an assault on the home islands to the north. An account of this historic battle, where the determined air threat by the Japanese proved more formidable and lethal than the ground resistance, has been presented.

Japan, Japanese foreign relations, Military aspects, United States foreign relations, Okinawa Island

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Destined for glory

Article Abstract:

The SBD Dauntless was decisive in many crucial World War II battles including Midway. Its design history, including the development of its perforated split flaps, is detailed.

World War II, 1939-1945, Air warfare, Bombers, Bombers (Airplanes), Bombing, Aerial, Aerial bombing, SBD Dauntless (Aircraft)

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Marines hold the line - and the wall

Article Abstract:

The US Marine Corps' role in stopping atrocities against foreign missionaries in China, and breaking a siege at the Tartar Wall with an international force, is analyzed.

China, Boxer Rebellion, 1898-1900, Beijing, China, United States. Marine Corps, Armed forces in foreign countries, American

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