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... aircraft struck first , hitting Clark Field near Manila . More than half of the B - 17s were destroyed on the ground , along with 56 fighters and other aircraft . MacArthur's planned air assault on Formosa never materialized . Next ...
... aircraft struck first , hitting Clark Field near Manila . More than half of the B - 17s were destroyed on the ground , along with 56 fighters and other aircraft . MacArthur's planned air assault on Formosa never materialized . Next ...
עמוד 402
... aircraft in the attack . Coral Sea was a Japanese tactical victory but a strategic defeat ; although U.S. losses were heavier , the Japanese advance had been stopped for the first time in the war ; Port Moresby was saved ; and the ...
... aircraft in the attack . Coral Sea was a Japanese tactical victory but a strategic defeat ; although U.S. losses were heavier , the Japanese advance had been stopped for the first time in the war ; Port Moresby was saved ; and the ...
עמוד 417
... aircraft . After eight hours of continuous aerial combat , 330 of the 430 aircraft the Japanese committed to battle had been lost . Of 450 U.S. aircraft , only 30 were downed . Jubilant American pilots dubbed this , probably the single ...
... aircraft . After eight hours of continuous aerial combat , 330 of the 430 aircraft the Japanese committed to battle had been lost . Of 450 U.S. aircraft , only 30 were downed . Jubilant American pilots dubbed this , probably the single ...
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Abnakis advance alliance Allied AMERICAN REVOLUTION Apaches April Archives and Records artillery assault attack August Battle began British camp campaign Captain captured casualties cavalry chief Civil Colonel colonial command Confederate conflict Creek December defeat defensive English fighting fleet Fort Ticonderoga Frémont French and Indian George German governor guerrilla hundred infantry invaded invasion Iroquois Island Japanese July June killed Korean land Lieutenant MacArthur Mahicans major March Mexican Mexico miles militia militiamen Mohawks National Archives naval negotiate Nicaragua Nicaraguan Civil War North North Korea November October offensive Ohio country operations peace Pequots Philippines President raids rebellion Records Administration reinforcements retreat River September settlement settlers siege Sioux soldiers South Vietnam Soviet Spanish SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR surrender Susquehannocks territory Texas thousand tion treaty tribes U.S. Army U.S. forces U.S. Marines U.S. Navy U.S. troops Union United victory VIETNAM WAR Vietnamese Virginia warriors Washington West withdrawal WORLD WORLD WAR II wounded