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Military historian John McManus explores the Army’s Pacific War in new book

St. Louis on the Air

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What Lessons Did the American Military Learn From World Borto?

World borto was a hinge moment in warfare. The US learned how to arm and equipped their front line infantry. A lesson that the americans never really learned through the whole war is mopping up, as they call it, is somewhat pointless. They let the japanese, too often, control the night.

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