Japanese Commanders Were Shocked by America's Island-Hopping Strategy

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The storm comes out of nowhere. March 31st, 1944. 2,000 feet above the Black Pacific, Admiral Manichi Koga grips the armrest of his seat as lightning splits the darkness around his Kawanishi flying boat. Rain hammers against the aircraft's hull like machine gun fire. Through the small port hole, he can see nothing but churning ocean and jagged clou... Read More