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Page 136
... carry the battle to the Marshalls , thence to the Marianas , and to the very heart of the enemy's defenses . * Yes , Tarawa is historic and sacred ground . No longer are the Gilberts forward area . The Japanese remaining on by - passed ...
... carry the battle to the Marshalls , thence to the Marianas , and to the very heart of the enemy's defenses . * Yes , Tarawa is historic and sacred ground . No longer are the Gilberts forward area . The Japanese remaining on by - passed ...
Page 232
... carry loads . as far upstream as the capital , Chungking . Absolute limit of steam navigation on the Yangtze during high water is Suifu ( Ipin ) , 270 miles upstream from Chungking and 1,850 miles from the mouth of this great river ...
... carry loads . as far upstream as the capital , Chungking . Absolute limit of steam navigation on the Yangtze during high water is Suifu ( Ipin ) , 270 miles upstream from Chungking and 1,850 miles from the mouth of this great river ...
Page 647
... carry off flood waters . " Fish's Snout " Divides the River The " fish's snout , " a strong point estab- lished in midstream by piling up year after year boulders and gravel excavated from the channels on each side , divides the current ...
... carry off flood waters . " Fish's Snout " Divides the River The " fish's snout , " a strong point estab- lished in midstream by piling up year after year boulders and gravel excavated from the channels on each side , divides the current ...
Contents
rated Europe Live Again By Lt Col Frederick Simpich Jr 747 | xix |
BornholmDenmark in a Nutshell By Mason Sutherland 239 | xxxviii |
Gilbert Islands in the Wake of Battle By W Robert Moore 129 | xliv |
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