The bloody undersea war
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The Germans started a deadly campaign of submarine warfare when World War II began in 1939. They attacked convoys of Allied supply ships guarded by destroyers. The US used advanced radar and sonar on its ships and aircraft to counter the submarines. The US also used submarines in its war against Japan.
Publication Name: The American Legion
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0886-1234
Year: 1992
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The Beginning: Pearl Harbor plunged an unprepared America into war
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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor forced the US into the Second World War.The US was unprepared for war in 1942 but Americans heeded the call to arms and by the end of the year millions had been drafted into the armed services. The nation stood united behind Pres Roosevelt and the allied cause.
Publication Name: The American Legion
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0886-1234
Year: 1992
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As the year ends
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US forces took the offensive in the Far East by attacking Guadalcanal. The British victory over the Germans in El Alamein was the start of the counter- offensives in Europe that would lead to Allied victory in 1945. US, British and Soviet forces were on the attack as the year ended.
Publication Name: The American Legion
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0886-1234
Year: 1992
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