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CUXHAVEN RAID
World War I: Cuxhaven Raid -- Britain's Bold Strike From the Sea
On Christmas Day 1914, an audacious British air attack on a Zeppelin base in northern Germany caught the Germans with their defenses down.
   
AIRCRAFT
Grumman F4F Wildcat: U.S. Navy Fighter in World War II
An obscure U.S. Navy fighter did yeoman duty when times were toughest early in World War II.
 
USS FRANKLIN
USS Franklin: Struck by a Japanese Dive Bomber During World War II
Franklin's fire marshal, Lieutenant Stanley Graham, spoke for her whole crew: 'Boys, we got pressure in the lines, we got hoses. Let's get in there and save her.'
   
 
ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
Attack on Pearl Harbor: Why Weren't We Warned?
The contention that broken Japanese codes could have alerted the United States won't go away. But is there a simpler explanation than a failure of intelligence?
 
USS LAFFEY:
USS Laffey: Attacked Off Okinawa in World War II
USS Laffey, the embattled destroyer, survived horrific damage from attacks by 22 Japanese aircraft off Okinawa.
   
 
INTERVIEW
World War II: Interview with U.S. Navy Photographer Jack Stewart
As a U.S. Navy photographer on the aircraft carrier Essex, Jack Stewart had a ringside seat when a Japanese kamikaze attacked his ship on November 25, 1944.
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
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