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... Four heavy and 13 light cruisers had been promised him as well . The total of seven battleships was only a little fewer than a British Admiralty agenda of 22 November 1940 had recommended as a sensible spotting of the 15 Yankee ...
... Four heavy and 13 light cruisers had been promised him as well . The total of seven battleships was only a little fewer than a British Admiralty agenda of 22 November 1940 had recommended as a sensible spotting of the 15 Yankee ...
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... four battleships , five cruisers , four aircraft carriers and escorting destroyers , essentially the same force that had hit Pearl Harbor , and still under Admiral Nagumo , * were about to start a rampage in the Indian Ocean . The Pecos ...
... four battleships , five cruisers , four aircraft carriers and escorting destroyers , essentially the same force that had hit Pearl Harbor , and still under Admiral Nagumo , * were about to start a rampage in the Indian Ocean . The Pecos ...
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... four remaining pasted - together , ramshackle P - 40s buzzed overhead as air cover for the half hour they could reasonably be expected to be effective against chance low - level intruders . The general seemed to enjoy his ride . He ...
... four remaining pasted - together , ramshackle P - 40s buzzed overhead as air cover for the half hour they could reasonably be expected to be effective against chance low - level intruders . The general seemed to enjoy his ride . He ...
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aboard action Adair Admiral Admiral Hart Allied American anchor Army arrived ashore Asiatic attack Australia base boat bombs British called Captain carried Cavite Chief clear close coast Commander course crew cruisers December deck defense destroyers direct Dutch East enemy engine February Filipino fire fish Fleet forces four half hand Hart headed heavy Island Japan Japanese Java knew land Lanikai later less letter Lieutenant light looked MacArthur Manila March miles months moved Naval Navy night officer Operations patrol Pearl Harbor perhaps Philippines picked planes plans possible President probably radio remained Roosevelt sail sent ship short soon staff Stark submarine suggested Surabaya things thought told took torpedo turned United vessel warning Washington weeks wind wrote yards