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Operation Clipper: The Fight for Geilenkirchen
Operation Clipper, an offensive to reduce the Geilenkirchen salient in Germany, highlighted the value of specialized tanks in a combined US-British operation.
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Operation Jubilee: The Raid at Dieppe
Attached to Canadian and British forces, the first Americans to see ground combat in Europe witnessed disaster at Dieppe.
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The First Ships of Operation Neptune
The first to cross the English Channel on D-Day, minesweepers cleared the way for the invasion of France.
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Operation Crossroads: A Deadly Illusion
“As soon as the war ended, we located the one spot on earth that hadn’t been touched by the war and blew it to hell.” - Bob Hope, Operation Crossroads by Jonathan M. Weisgall, Naval Institute Press, 1994.
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Operation Iceberg: The Battle for Okinawa
Controlling the Ryukyu Islands would allow the Americans to finally sever Japan from its South Asian empire.
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