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 During
the first mass air raid on London, Tower Bridge
stands out against a background of smoke and
fire (Sept. 7, 1940). |
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During
the aerial attack at Pearl Harbor, the burning
docks are visible from the Naval Air Station (Dec.
7, 1941).
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 A
patriotic poster proclaims “we here highly
resolve that these dead shall not have died in
vain” at Pearl Harbor. |
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| A
Japanese bomb splashes astern of a U.S. carrier
during the Battle of Santa Cruz (Oct.
26, 1942). |
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| TBF
(Avengers) fly in formation over Norfolk, Va. (Sept.
1942). |
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| An
Army B-25 takes off from the deck of the USS Hornet
on its way to take part in the Doolittle Raid,
the U.S.’ s first air raid on Japan (Apr.
1942).
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| American
prisoners use improvised litters to carry their
comrades who fell along the road during the Bataan
march in the Philippines (May
1942). |
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