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  • Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War-Frederick A. Talbot

    Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War-Frederick A. Talbot
    2026/08/30
    In the summer of 1942, urgent intelligence reports revealed the construction of a Japanese airfield near Lunga Point on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The imminent completion of this airfield posed a significant threat, potentially enabling a renewed Japanese offensive that could jeopardize the vital lifeline of American support to Australia and New Zealand. On July 23, 1942, the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington recognized the need to secure communication lines in the South Pacific and halt the Japanese advance. This pivotal decision led to Operation Watchtower, the daring campaign to seize Guadalcanal. - Summary by Henry I Shaw
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    6 時間 48 分
  • Fort Concho; Its Why And Wherefore-J. N. Gregory

    Fort Concho; Its Why And Wherefore-J. N. Gregory
    2026/08/29
    In the summer of 1942, urgent intelligence reports revealed the construction of a Japanese airfield near Lunga Point on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The imminent completion of this airfield posed a significant threat, potentially enabling a renewed Japanese offensive that could jeopardize the vital lifeline of American support to Australia and New Zealand. On July 23, 1942, the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington recognized the need to secure communication lines in the South Pacific and halt the Japanese advance. This pivotal decision led to Operation Watchtower, the daring campaign to seize Guadalcanal. - Summary by Henry I Shaw
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    1 時間 32 分
  • America's Part-Henry J. Reilly

    America's Part-Henry J. Reilly
    2026/08/26
    In the summer of 1942, urgent intelligence reports revealed the construction of a Japanese airfield near Lunga Point on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The imminent completion of this airfield posed a significant threat, potentially enabling a renewed Japanese offensive that could jeopardize the vital lifeline of American support to Australia and New Zealand. On July 23, 1942, the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington recognized the need to secure communication lines in the South Pacific and halt the Japanese advance. This pivotal decision led to Operation Watchtower, the daring campaign to seize Guadalcanal. - Summary by Henry I Shaw
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    8 時間 29 分
  • Woman and the War-Frances Evelyn (Daisy) Greville

    Woman and the War-Frances Evelyn (Daisy) Greville
    2026/08/25
    In the summer of 1942, urgent intelligence reports revealed the construction of a Japanese airfield near Lunga Point on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The imminent completion of this airfield posed a significant threat, potentially enabling a renewed Japanese offensive that could jeopardize the vital lifeline of American support to Australia and New Zealand. On July 23, 1942, the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington recognized the need to secure communication lines in the South Pacific and halt the Japanese advance. This pivotal decision led to Operation Watchtower, the daring campaign to seize Guadalcanal. - Summary by Henry I Shaw
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    6 時間 54 分
  • Hospital Transports: Embarkation of the Sick and Wounded from Virginia, 1862-Frederick Law Olmsted

    Hospital Transports: Embarkation of the Sick and Wounded from Virginia, 1862-Frederick Law Olmsted
    2026/08/24
    In the summer of 1942, urgent intelligence reports revealed the construction of a Japanese airfield near Lunga Point on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The imminent completion of this airfield posed a significant threat, potentially enabling a renewed Japanese offensive that could jeopardize the vital lifeline of American support to Australia and New Zealand. On July 23, 1942, the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington recognized the need to secure communication lines in the South Pacific and halt the Japanese advance. This pivotal decision led to Operation Watchtower, the daring campaign to seize Guadalcanal. - Summary by Henry I Shaw
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    3 時間 48 分
  • Bloody Beaches The Marines at Peleliu-Gordon D. Gayle

    Bloody Beaches The Marines at Peleliu-Gordon D. Gayle
    2026/08/23
    In the summer of 1942, urgent intelligence reports revealed the construction of a Japanese airfield near Lunga Point on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The imminent completion of this airfield posed a significant threat, potentially enabling a renewed Japanese offensive that could jeopardize the vital lifeline of American support to Australia and New Zealand. On July 23, 1942, the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington recognized the need to secure communication lines in the South Pacific and halt the Japanese advance. This pivotal decision led to Operation Watchtower, the daring campaign to seize Guadalcanal. - Summary by Henry I Shaw
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    2 時間 26 分
  • Running the Blockade-Thomas E. Taylor

    Running the Blockade-Thomas E. Taylor
    2026/08/22
    In the summer of 1942, urgent intelligence reports revealed the construction of a Japanese airfield near Lunga Point on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The imminent completion of this airfield posed a significant threat, potentially enabling a renewed Japanese offensive that could jeopardize the vital lifeline of American support to Australia and New Zealand. On July 23, 1942, the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington recognized the need to secure communication lines in the South Pacific and halt the Japanese advance. This pivotal decision led to Operation Watchtower, the daring campaign to seize Guadalcanal. - Summary by Henry I Shaw
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    3 時間 46 分
  • State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1923 - 1932)-Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover

    State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1923 - 1932)-Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover
    2026/08/21
    In the summer of 1942, urgent intelligence reports revealed the construction of a Japanese airfield near Lunga Point on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The imminent completion of this airfield posed a significant threat, potentially enabling a renewed Japanese offensive that could jeopardize the vital lifeline of American support to Australia and New Zealand. On July 23, 1942, the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington recognized the need to secure communication lines in the South Pacific and halt the Japanese advance. This pivotal decision led to Operation Watchtower, the daring campaign to seize Guadalcanal. - Summary by Henry I Shaw
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    9 時間 36 分