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Page 450
... defense of Cyrenaica was then left to the Australian 9th Division and part of the 2d Armored Division . Later the Indian 3d Motor Brigade was sent to the desert as a reinforce- ment . This force , which was much less ex- perienced than ...
... defense of Cyrenaica was then left to the Australian 9th Division and part of the 2d Armored Division . Later the Indian 3d Motor Brigade was sent to the desert as a reinforce- ment . This force , which was much less ex- perienced than ...
Page 465
... defense resolved itself into an effort to hold only the largest and most important land areas , partic- ularly Luzon and Mindanao . A fundamental weakness of the Philippines was its dependence on the outside world . Though possessing ...
... defense resolved itself into an effort to hold only the largest and most important land areas , partic- ularly Luzon and Mindanao . A fundamental weakness of the Philippines was its dependence on the outside world . Though possessing ...
Page 494
... defense line , held by a few battalions , was quickly breached , and by December 13 the defenders had been driven from the mainland onto the island of Hong Kong . The Japanese crossed to the island in great strength and attacked ...
... defense line , held by a few battalions , was quickly breached , and by December 13 the defenders had been driven from the mainland onto the island of Hong Kong . The Japanese crossed to the island in great strength and attacked ...
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