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'We had a job' to do: Humble veteran, 100, recalls D-Day 81 years later
Tolley Fletcher, at the time a 19-year-old Navy gunner's mate, remembers the rough seas and the treacherous landing troops ...
What Is A Pocket Battleship And How Did Germany Use Them To Circumvent Naval Treaties?
The German navy operated a particular class of vessel during World War II known as a pocket battleship as a means to get ...
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The Hidden History of the Nazi U-Boats That Prowled the Gulf Coast, Bringing World War II to America’s Shores
German submarines sank 56 Allied ships in the region and damaged another 14, losing just one of their own in the process ...
What is D-Day? How the Normandy landings led to Germany’s defeat in World War II
Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.