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A Radar History of World War II
Book review of A Radar History of World War II: Technical and Military Imperatives, by Louis Brown.
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Posted: October 1st, 2007 under Books.
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A Parable of World War II
“The second volume of Mr. Atkinson’s trilogy on the liberation of Europe hits bookstores Tuesday (as it happens, in the middle of Ken Burns’s World War II series, ‘The War,’ on PBS).
“A longtime correspondent and editor for The Washington Post, the 54-year-old Mr. Atkinson won his second Pulitzer for the trilogy’s opening volume, describing the [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2007 under Books.
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf
Pacific Thunder Campaign cycle 12 includes the month October 1944. This month is memorable for the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the last and greatest major naval engagement of the Pacific War. The naval battle took place October 23 to 25, 1944, and resulted in near destruction of the Japanese Navy. Its aftermath witnessed the rise [...]
Posted: January 29th, 2007 under Books.
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