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... 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 battlewagons ...
... 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 battlewagons ...
Page 82
... heavy shower of firebrands rocketed aloft by exploding torpedo air flasks in the workshops close by . The rattling thunder of the first bomb salvo suggested to me that protection more substantial than a workbench was indicated . The ...
... heavy shower of firebrands rocketed aloft by exploding torpedo air flasks in the workshops close by . The rattling thunder of the first bomb salvo suggested to me that protection more substantial than a workbench was indicated . The ...
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... heavy rain squalls and mist set in , making it difficult to follow the land , which flattened out into low plain . About midnight , we gratefully rounded the peninsula's tip and with the wind on our port quarter , scudded along on a ...
... heavy rain squalls and mist set in , making it difficult to follow the land , which flattened out into low plain . About midnight , we gratefully rounded the peninsula's tip and with the wind on our port quarter , scudded along on a ...
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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