Outgunned and outmanned on the Pacific Ocean, a small American fleet defied the odds and turned the tide of World War II
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In the five months after Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Navy won a string of victories in a campaign to consolidate
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*Includes historic pictures of the fighting. *Includes pictures of important people, places, and events. *Includes a bib
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