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... Asiatic Fleet was gathering and where Admiral Hart expected to organize a last ditch stand . The first thing he heard , on arrival , was a rumor of a new Far East Allied command about to be set up , with him as naval chief . He testily ...
... Asiatic Fleet was gathering and where Admiral Hart expected to organize a last ditch stand . The first thing he heard , on arrival , was a rumor of a new Far East Allied command about to be set up , with him as naval chief . He testily ...
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... Asiatic Fleet on 25 July 1939 , he was six weeks over 62 years old . For decades , the “ cruise " had averaged two years or less , giving Hart a safe margin to complete a full term before mandatory retirement at 64 ; but the way the ...
... Asiatic Fleet on 25 July 1939 , he was six weeks over 62 years old . For decades , the “ cruise " had averaged two years or less , giving Hart a safe margin to complete a full term before mandatory retirement at 64 ; but the way the ...
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... Asiatic Fleet . Would Coach Roosevelt buy it ? Leahy , highly respected by the President and soon to become his precedent - shattering White House chief of staff , urged consideration of his good friend and Naval Academy classmate Hart ...
... Asiatic Fleet . Would Coach Roosevelt buy it ? Leahy , highly respected by the President and soon to become his precedent - shattering White House chief of staff , urged consideration of his good friend and Naval Academy classmate Hart ...
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