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2029:
2022:
2015:
2008:
2000:
1993:
1986:
1978:
1958:
1949:
1942:
1933:
1926:
1919:
1912:
1905:
1898:
1891:
1884:
1881:from August 1944
1872:
1865:
1858:
1851:
1844:
1837:
1830:
1823:
1816:
1804:
1797:
1790:
1783:
1776:
1764:
1756:
1749:
1742:
1735:
1728:
1721:
1714:
1702:
1695:
1688:
1681:
1666:
1665:
1646:
1639:
1632:
1625:
1618:
1607:
1592:
1585:
1578:
1573:
1564:
1557:
1550:
1541:
1534:
1527:
1525:Nanjing Massacre
1520:
1513:
1504:
1502:Nuremberg trials
1495:
1488:
1481:
1474:
1467:
1460:
1451:
1444:
1437:
1430:
1410:
1403:
1396:
1387:
1380:
1373:
1366:
1359:
1352:
1343:
1334:
1327:
1320:
1313:
1304:
1297:
1290:
1283:
1276:
1269:
1262:
1255:
1235:
1226:
1219:
1212:
1203:
1196:
1189:
1182:
1173:
1166:
1159:
1150:
1143:
1136:
1129:
1122:
1115:
1108:
1106:Asia and Pacific
1088:
1081:
1074:
1067:
1060:
1053:
1046:
1037:
1035:Mulberry harbour
1030:
1023:
1016:
1009:
1002:
995:
988:
981:
972:
965:
958:
949:
942:
935:
928:
921:
914:
907:
900:
893:
886:
877:
870:
855:
854:
843:
836:
827:
820:
813:
806:
799:
792:
785:
764:
757:
750:
741:
740:
736:
734:
732:
698:
689:
687:
685:
659:
649:
620:
614:
608:
602:
596:
590:
584:
578:
572:
566:
557:
556:
554:
552:
537:
531:
530:
515:Honan, William H
511:
505:
504:
494:
488:
485:
484:
483:
477:
470:
459:
447:
441:
435:
429:
423:
417:
412:Hawaiian Gazette
402:Hawaiian Gazette
392:
386:
380:
374:
355:
349:
343:
68:employed by the
57:, also known as
4066:
4065:
4061:
4060:
4059:
4057:
4056:
4055:
4031:
4030:
4029:
4024:
4017:
4010:
3996:
3994:
3982:
3973:
3966:
3959:
3952:
3943:
3936:
3929:
3920:
3915:Atomic bombings
3913:
3906:
3899:
3892:
3885:
3876:
3869:
3862:
3855:
3848:
3841:
3834:
3827:
3820:
3813:
3806:
3799:
3792:
3785:
3778:
3771:
3758:
3751:
3740:
3733:
3726:
3717:
3710:
3703:
3696:
3689:
3682:
3673:
3664:
3657:
3648:
3641:
3634:
3627:
3618:
3611:
3606:Eastern Romania
3604:
3599:Warsaw Uprising
3597:
3592:Tannenberg Line
3590:
3583:
3578:Western Ukraine
3576:
3567:
3560:
3551:
3542:
3533:
3526:
3519:
3508:
3499:
3486:
3479:
3470:
3463:
3456:
3449:
3442:
3435:
3428:
3419:
3412:
3405:
3396:
3389:
3382:
3375:
3370:Battle of Kursk
3368:
3361:
3354:
3347:
3340:
3327:
3320:
3311:
3304:
3297:
3288:
3281:
3274:
3267:
3258:
3249:
3242:
3235:
3228:
3221:
3214:
3207:
3200:
3193:
3186:
3181:St Nazaire Raid
3179:
3172:
3165:
3152:
3145:
3138:
3131:
3124:
3117:
3110:
3103:
3096:
3089:
3082:
3075:
3068:
3061:
3054:
3047:
3040:
3033:
3026:
3019:
3005:
2996:
2989:
2982:
2975:
2968:
2963:Anglo-Iraqi War
2961:
2954:Battle of Crete
2952:
2945:
2938:
2931:
2924:
2911:
2902:
2895:
2888:
2883:Eastern Romania
2881:
2874:
2867:
2860:
2853:
2846:
2839:
2832:
2825:
2818:
2811:
2804:
2797:
2790:
2783:
2776:
2763:
2756:
2749:
2742:
2735:
2728:
2721:
2714:
2701:
2692:
2685:
2678:
2671:
2664:
2657:
2648:
2641:
2634:
2625:
2618:
2592:
2585:
2578:
2569:
2562:
2557:
2548:
2541:
2534:
2525:
2518:
2509:
2502:
2497:
2490:
2477:
2470:
2461:
2454:
2449:
2444:Western Ukraine
2442:
2435:
2428:
2421:
2414:
2407:
2400:
2393:
2388:Northeast China
2386:
2379:
2372:
2365:
2358:
2351:
2342:
2335:
2328:
2321:
2314:
2307:
2300:
2293:
2286:
2279:
2272:
2265:
2258:
2251:
2244:
2237:
2230:
2223:
2216:
2203:
2196:
2189:
2182:
2175:
2168:
2161:
2154:
2147:
2140:
2133:
2126:
2113:
2106:
2099:
2094:Slovak Republic
2092:
2084:
2077:
2070:
2065:Empire of Japan
2063:
2054:
2046:
2039:
2032:
2025:
2018:
2011:
2003:
1996:
1989:
1981:
1974:
1961:
1954:
1945:
1938:
1929:
1922:
1915:
1908:
1901:
1894:
1887:
1875:
1868:
1861:
1854:
1847:
1840:
1833:
1826:
1819:
1807:
1800:
1793:
1786:
1779:
1767:
1759:
1752:
1745:
1738:
1731:
1724:
1717:
1705:
1698:
1691:
1684:
1677:
1651:
1642:
1635:
1628:
1621:
1610:
1595:
1588:
1581:
1577:Sexual violence
1576:
1569:
1560:
1553:
1546:
1537:
1530:
1523:
1516:
1509:
1500:
1491:
1484:
1477:
1470:
1463:
1456:
1447:
1440:
1433:
1426:
1413:
1406:
1399:
1392:
1383:
1376:
1369:
1362:
1355:
1346:
1337:
1330:
1323:
1316:
1307:
1300:
1295:Greek Civil War
1293:
1286:
1279:
1272:
1265:
1258:
1251:
1238:
1231:
1222:
1215:
1208:
1199:
1192:
1185:
1178:
1169:
1162:
1155:
1146:
1139:
1132:
1125:
1120:South-East Asia
1118:
1111:
1104:
1091:
1084:
1077:
1070:
1063:
1056:
1049:
1042:
1033:
1026:
1019:
1012:
1005:
998:
991:
984:
979:Military awards
977:
968:
961:
954:
945:
938:
931:
924:
917:
910:
903:
896:
889:
882:
873:
866:
846:
839:
832:
823:
816:
809:
804:
795:
788:
781:
773:
768:
730:
728:
683:
681:
646:
628:
623:
615:
611:
603:
599:
593:Willoughby 1966
591:
587:
579:
575:
567:
560:
550:
548:
539:
538:
534:
512:
508:
495:
491:
481:
479:
475:
468:
462:
452:
448:
444:
436:
432:
424:
420:
410:(May 7, 1897),
393:
389:
381:
377:
356:
352:
344:
340:
336:
307:
298:
225:Pacific Theater
193:
99:
94:
78:Empire of Japan
49:
47:
45:
43:
41:
39:
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
4064:
4054:
4053:
4048:
4043:
4026:
4025:
4023:
4022:
4015:
4008:
3991:
3988:
3987:
3984:
3983:
3981:
3980:
3979:
3978:
3971:
3964:
3950:
3949:
3948:
3934:
3931:South Sakhalin
3927:
3926:
3925:
3911:
3904:
3897:
3890:
3883:
3882:
3881:
3867:
3860:
3853:
3846:
3839:
3832:
3825:
3818:
3811:
3804:
3797:
3790:
3783:
3776:
3768:
3766:
3760:
3759:
3757:
3756:
3749:
3748:
3747:
3731:
3724:
3723:
3722:
3708:
3701:
3694:
3687:
3680:
3671:
3662:
3655:
3646:
3639:
3632:
3625:
3616:
3609:
3602:
3595:
3588:
3581:
3574:
3565:
3558:
3549:
3540:
3531:
3524:
3517:
3506:
3496:
3494:
3488:
3487:
3485:
3484:
3477:
3476:
3475:
3468:
3454:
3447:
3440:
3433:
3426:
3425:
3424:
3410:
3403:
3394:
3387:
3380:
3373:
3366:
3359:
3356:Battle of Attu
3352:
3345:
3337:
3335:
3329:
3328:
3326:
3325:
3318:
3309:
3302:
3295:
3286:
3279:
3272:
3265:
3256:
3255:
3254:
3247:
3233:
3226:
3219:
3212:
3205:
3198:
3191:
3184:
3177:
3170:
3162:
3160:
3154:
3153:
3151:
3150:
3143:
3136:
3129:
3122:
3115:
3108:
3105:Battle of Guam
3101:
3094:
3087:
3080:
3073:
3066:
3059:
3052:
3045:
3038:
3031:
3028:Battle of Kiev
3024:
3017:
3003:
3002:
3001:
2987:
2980:
2973:
2966:
2959:
2958:
2957:
2943:
2936:
2929:
2921:
2919:
2913:
2912:
2910:
2909:
2900:
2893:
2886:
2879:
2872:
2865:
2858:
2851:
2844:
2837:
2830:
2823:
2816:
2809:
2802:
2795:
2788:
2781:
2773:
2771:
2765:
2764:
2762:
2761:
2754:
2747:
2740:
2733:
2726:
2719:
2711:
2709:
2703:
2702:
2700:
2699:
2698:
2697:
2690:
2683:
2676:
2669:
2655:
2654:
2653:
2646:
2632:
2631:
2630:
2615:
2613:
2604:
2598:
2597:
2594:
2593:
2591:
2590:
2583:
2576:
2575:
2574:
2567:
2555:
2554:
2553:
2539:
2532:
2531:
2530:
2527:United Kingdom
2523:
2516:
2515:
2514:
2495:
2487:
2485:
2479:
2478:
2476:
2475:
2468:
2467:
2466:
2459:
2447:
2440:
2433:
2426:
2419:
2412:
2405:
2398:
2391:
2384:
2377:
2370:
2363:
2356:
2349:
2348:
2347:
2340:
2326:
2319:
2312:
2305:
2298:
2291:
2284:
2277:
2270:
2263:
2256:
2249:
2242:
2235:
2228:
2221:
2213:
2211:
2205:
2204:
2202:
2201:
2194:
2187:
2180:
2173:
2166:
2159:
2152:
2145:
2138:
2131:
2123:
2121:
2115:
2114:
2112:
2111:
2104:
2097:
2090:
2082:
2075:
2068:
2061:
2060:
2059:
2044:
2037:
2030:
2023:
2016:
2009:
2001:
1994:
1987:
1979:
1971:
1969:
1963:
1962:
1960:
1959:
1952:
1951:
1950:
1936:
1935:
1934:
1931:British Empire
1924:United Kingdom
1920:
1913:
1906:
1899:
1892:
1885:
1873:
1866:
1859:
1852:
1845:
1838:
1831:
1824:
1817:
1805:
1798:
1791:
1784:
1777:
1765:
1757:
1750:
1743:
1740:Czechoslovakia
1736:
1729:
1722:
1715:
1703:
1696:
1689:
1682:
1674:
1672:
1663:
1657:
1656:
1653:
1652:
1650:
1649:
1648:
1647:
1640:
1637:Rape of Manila
1633:
1626:
1619:
1608:
1593:
1586:
1574:
1567:
1566:
1565:
1558:
1544:
1543:
1542:
1535:
1528:
1514:
1507:
1506:
1505:
1498:
1497:
1496:
1489:
1475:
1468:
1454:
1453:
1452:
1445:
1438:
1423:
1421:
1415:
1414:
1412:
1411:
1408:United Nations
1404:
1397:
1390:
1389:
1388:
1381:
1374:
1367:
1353:
1344:
1335:
1328:
1321:
1314:
1305:
1298:
1291:
1284:
1277:
1270:
1267:Decolonization
1263:
1256:
1248:
1246:
1240:
1239:
1237:
1236:
1229:
1228:
1227:
1213:
1206:
1205:
1204:
1197:
1190:
1176:
1175:
1174:
1167:
1153:
1152:
1151:
1144:
1137:
1130:
1123:
1116:
1101:
1099:
1093:
1092:
1090:
1089:
1082:
1075:
1068:
1061:
1054:
1047:
1040:
1039:
1038:
1031:
1017:
1010:
1003:
996:
989:
982:
975:
974:
973:
959:
952:
951:
950:
943:
940:United Kingdom
936:
922:
915:
908:
901:
894:
887:
880:
879:
878:
863:
861:
852:
848:
847:
845:
844:
837:
830:
829:
828:
821:
814:
802:
801:
800:
786:
778:
775:
774:
767:
766:
759:
752:
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738:
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727:. CMH Pub 13-4
705:, ed. (1966).
699:
690:
661:
651:
644:
627:
624:
622:
621:
609:
607:, p. 119.
597:
595:, p. 100.
585:
573:
571:, p. 122.
558:
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506:
489:
487:
486:
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442:
430:
418:
416:
415:
405:
400:(May 4, 1897)
387:
375:
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337:
335:
332:
306:
303:
297:
294:
277:William Halsey
249:Chester Nimitz
192:
189:
98:
95:
93:
90:
59:island hopping
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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3969:
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3962:
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3951:
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3939:
3938:Kuril Islands
3935:
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3928:
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3732:
3729:
3725:
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3716:
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3713:
3709:
3706:
3705:Syrmian Front
3702:
3699:
3695:
3692:
3688:
3685:
3681:
3678:
3677:
3672:
3669:
3668:
3663:
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3651:Market Garden
3647:
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3640:
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3633:
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3623:
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3617:
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3525:
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3511:
3510:Monte Cassino
3507:
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3404:
3401:
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3392:
3388:
3385:
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3378:
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3353:
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3175:
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1539:Prosecution
1340:Osoaviakhim
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1194:East Africa
841:Conferences
665:Long, Gavin
213:Philippines
173:(1921) and
138:World War I
103:Philippines
74:Pacific War
4035:Categories
3843:West Hunan
3676:Pointblank
3012:Silver Fox
2998:Summer War
2751:Winter War
2730:Phoney War
2511:Azerbaijan
2472:Yugoslavia
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1623:Sook Ching
1419:War crimes
1021:Technology
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926:Home front
884:Blitzkrieg
834:Casualties
825:Commanders
797:Operations
626:References
482:2017-12-18
438:Asada 2006
426:Asada 2006
383:Asada 2006
346:Asada 2006
296:Advantages
152:, and the
97:Background
63:amphibious
3908:Manchuria
3794:Indochina
3570:Bagration
3021:Lithuania
2666:Anschluss
2463:Viet Minh
2360:Lithuania
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2072:Manchukuo
2027:Azad Hind
1686:Australia
1486:Aftermath
1349:Paperclip
1244:Aftermath
1044:Total war
912:Diplomacy
875:In Europe
725:482111659
617:Long 1963
458:, iBiblio
197:submarine
127:U.S. Navy
61:, was an
4019:Category
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3719:Budapest
3667:Crossbow
3545:Overlord
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2163:Portugal
2101:Thailand
1983:Bulgaria
1761:Eswatini
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1532:Unit 731
1493:Response
1310:Keelhaul
1260:Cold War
1233:Americas
1224:timeline
1217:Atlantic
1097:Theaters
731:27 March
684:25 March
667:(1963).
371:page 114
314:and the
269:Iwo Jima
201:blockade
154:Caroline
150:Marshall
117:and the
86:materiel
3945:Shumshu
3712:Hungary
3659:Estonia
3643:Lapland
3621:Dragoon
3554:Neptune
3536:Ichi-Go
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3444:Changde
3399:Cottage
3291:Jubilee
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2135:Andorra
2119:Neutral
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2020:Hungary
2005:Finland
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1679:Algeria
1385:Romania
1371:Hungary
1127:Pacific
851:General
805:Leaders
790:Battles
783:Outline
679:1297619
326:and at
273:Okinawa
257:Peleliu
160:of the
146:Mariana
92:History
80:during
72:in the
3922:Debate
3894:Taipei
3887:Borneo
3465:Tarawa
2659:Europe
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261:Saipan
253:Tarawa
205:Rabaul
140:, the
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3430:Burma
3314:Torch
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3244:Kiska
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1726:China
1601:Japan
1201:Italy
1113:China
1065:Women
476:(PDF)
469:(PDF)
449:See:
394:See:
334:Notes
215:from
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3492:1944
3333:1943
3261:Blue
3251:Attu
3158:1942
2917:1941
2769:1940
2707:1939
2636:Asia
2483:POWs
2323:Jews
2041:Iraq
1967:Axis
1917:Tuva
1733:Cuba
818:Axis
733:2021
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686:2019
675:OCLC
640:ISBN
553:2011
545:Life
265:Guam
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