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... Pacific . Australia , it was hoped , would soon be isolated from Britain and the United States and be forced to withdraw from the war . On 15 November 1941 the high officials in Tokyo approved a master plan entitled ' Proposal for ...
... Pacific . Australia , it was hoped , would soon be isolated from Britain and the United States and be forced to withdraw from the war . On 15 November 1941 the high officials in Tokyo approved a master plan entitled ' Proposal for ...
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... Pacific ditch had one defect . The ditch could be jumped not far from Australia . In expecting a long war , the Japanese high command were also heartened by the belief that the European and Russian war zones would indirectly help them ...
... Pacific ditch had one defect . The ditch could be jumped not far from Australia . In expecting a long war , the Japanese high command were also heartened by the belief that the European and Russian war zones would indirectly help them ...
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... Pacific war had begun and the Japanese had won mastery of the air over Malaya and Singapore , military leaders in Britain still thought the Japanese supremacy would be ended when the first British Hurricane fighters reached Singapore ...
... Pacific war had begun and the Japanese had won mastery of the air over Malaya and Singapore , military leaders in Britain still thought the Japanese supremacy would be ended when the first British Hurricane fighters reached Singapore ...
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