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Baroness Medusa, Governor-General of the Talbott Quadrant, refuses to honor Crandall's demands. The Solarian forces begin their attack run but are ambushed by 10th Fleet in a lopsided victory, despite the fact that Henke has only a few dozen cruiser-sized ships to defend against 73 ships of the wall and their screening elements.
The result is the largest space battle in recorded history, with Haven's Second and Fifth fleets pitted against the Manticoran Home, Third, and Eighth fleets. During the battle, the Second fleet manages to totally destroy the Home Fleet with overwhelming numbers, suffering heavy losses in the process.
The major battle of Operation Market Garden; Allies reach but fail to cross the Rhine; British First Airborne Division destroyed. • Battle of Peleliu: A fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific. • Battle of Aachen: Aachen was the first major German city to face invasion during World War II. • Battle of the ...
War of Honor is a science fiction novel by American writer David Weber, the tenth book in the Honor Harrington series. It was first published in 2002. It was first published in 2002. Plot summary
The U.S.Tenth Fleet is a functional formation and a numbered fleet in the United States Navy.It was first created as a global anti-submarine warfare coordinating organization under the singular authority of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet (COMINCH), Admiral Ernest J. King, during the Second World War. [1]
This is a list of United States Armed Forces general officers and flag officers who were killed in World War II. The dates of death listed are from the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 to the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945, when the United States was officially involved in World War II. Included are generals and admirals who ...
It reformed as part of the Mediterranean Fleet from 1 June 1940 to 1 July 1941 before being de-mobilized. [3] It was reformed for the last time as part of the Plymouth Command [ 4 ] in April 1944 it was primarily known for its part in the Battle of Ushant (9 June 1944) [ 5 ] it remained active until 1 December 1944 it was abolished in 1945.
The Italian Navy in World War II. Contributions in Military Studies. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-28797-8. Santoro, G. (1957). L'aeronautica italiana nella seconda guerra mondiale [The Italian Air Force in WWII] (PDF). Vol. II (1st ed.). Milano-Roma: Edizione Esse. OCLC 60102091. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016