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All Hands Magazine — December 1945

A comprehensive review of the United States Navy’s role in World War II, published in the December 1945 issue of All Hands in the months following Japan’s surrender. This nineteen-page feature covers the Navy’s contributions across all theaters, from the Atlantic convoy battles against the U-boat menace to the great carrier campaigns that swept across the Pacific.


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