battle of the Philippine Sea

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battle of the Philippine Sea - a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte

Philippine Sea

Second World War, World War 2, World War II - a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945

Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world

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Pacific Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea Second World War World War 2 World War II			Each operation had its own characteristics: the first significant Marine assault, at Tarawa in the Gilberts in November 1943; the rapid seizure of the Marshalls in an efficiently run cakewalk; the neutralization with carrier air strikes and bypassing of the great Japanese bastion at Truk; and in June 1944 the difficult invasion of the well defended Marianas, along with the naval battle of the Philippine Sea. Clear purpose, comprehensive execution: Raymond Ames Spruance ... by Hughes, Wayne P., Jr. / Naval War College Review Readers also learn that the Harder's and other submarines' tracking of Vice Adm Jisaburo Ozawa's carrier divisions at the Japanese anchorage of Tawi-Tawi, Southern Philippines, played a pivotal role in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Death at a Distance: The loss of the Legendary USS Harder by Condeno, Mark R. / Air & Space Power Journal The fighting culminated in the climactic Battle of the Philippine Sea (19-20 June 1944) and resulted in a decisive American victory. Bombarding the Marianas: joint fires at the strategic, operational ... by Hernandez, Prisco R. / FA Journal			Battle of Puebla Battle of Pydna Battle of Ravenna Battle of Rocroi battle of Rossbach battle of Saratoga battle of Sempatch battle of Shiloh battle of Soissons-Reims battle of Solferino battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse battle of St Mihiel battle of Tannenberg battle of Tertry battle of Teutoburger Wald battle of Tewkesbury battle of the Aisne Battle of the Ardennes Bulge Battle of the Atlantic battle of the Bismarck Sea Battle of the Bulge battle of the Chemin-des-Dames battle of the Coral Sea Battle of the Little Bighorn Battle of the Marne battle of the Philippine Sea Battle of the Somme Battle of the Spanish Armada battle of Thermopylae battle of Trafalgar battle of Trasimeno battle of Valmy battle of Verdun battle of Wagram Battle of Wake Battle of Wake Island Battle of Waterloo battle of wits battle of Ypres battle of Zama battle on battle out Battle piece battle plan Battle range battle reserves battle royal battle sight battle zone battle-ax battle-axe			battle of the Chemin-des-Dames Battle of the Clans Battle of the Classes battle of the Coral Sea Battle of the Dens Battle of the Dragons Battle of the Dukla Pass Battle of the Flodden Battle of the Flowers Battle of the Frogs and the Mice Battle of the Frontiers of 1914 Battle of the Giants Battle of the Greasy Grass Battle of the Imports Battle of the Kasserine Pass Battle of the Labyrinth Battle of the Little Big Horn Battle of the Little Bighorn Battle of the Little Bighorn Battle of the Little Bighorn Battle of the Lugou Bridge Battle of the Marne Battle of the Mud Battle of the Mud Battle of the Nations Battle of the Nile Battle of the Pelennor Fields battle of the Philippine Sea Battle of the Plains of Abraham Battle of the Plains of Abraham Battle of the Planets Battle of the River Plate Battle of the sexes Battle of the Sexes Game Battle of the Skagerrak Battle of the Solar System Battle of the Somme Battle of the Somme Battle of the Somme (1916) Battle of the Spanish Armada Battle of the Spurs Battle of the Teutoburg Forest Battle of the three emperors Battle of the Titans Battle of the Titans Battle of the Wilderness Battle of the Wilderness Battle of the Year Battle of Thermophyle Battle of Thermopolae battle of Thermopylae Battle of Thermopylæ Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC) Battle of Third Ypres Battle of Third Ypres Battle of Three Emperors Battle of Titans Battle of Titans

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