As a fighter ace who received the Medal of Honor after shooting down 26 Japanese planes over Guadalcanal during World War II, Joe Foss was accustomed to bold action. He was not afraid to think big ...
Their first target was Guadalcanal, an island some 3,600 miles ... Japanese bombers—proved more difficult: The enemy aircraft flew above 20,000 feet, while the Marines were not equipped with ...
Mikesh and Shorzoe Abe, Japanese Aircraft: 1910–1941 (Annapolis ... Raizo Tanaka, with Roger Pineau, “Japan’s Losing Struggle for Guadalcanal,” part 1, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 82, no. 7 (July ...
which included Guadalcanal, Saipan, Tinian, Tarawa, and Peleliu. The islands would provide runways for US aircraft and deny them to Japan. Rather than strike directly at Luzon, Army and Navy ...
An Arlington author and journalist has published a new book on a jazz musician's harrowing experiences in World War II. In ...
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