Their mission was to capture the island's three airfields, eliminate a Japanese early warning station that was tipping off mainland defenses to incoming B-29 raids, and establish an emergency landing ...
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Battles won against impossible odds

History is filled with tales of underdogs prevailing against seemingly daunting forces. Smaller armies trying their best to hold out against massive empires, plucky fleets taking the fight to the most ...
From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, the Marine Corps earned its reputation for tackling some of the bloodiest battles of World War II’s Pacific Theater. What few remember is that the U.S. Army usually fought ...
DETROIT, MI — The wheels of Delta Airlines flight 733 touched the tarmac of Detroit Metro Airport Saturday, Oct. 11, at 12:51 p.m., the moment Capt. Charles Graham Gibson Jr. came home, more than 75 ...
Anyone who has studied the American Revolution knows that some of the most important battles took place in New Jersey.