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| rdfs:label | - US Liberation of Hawaii (Days of Infamy)
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| rdfs:comment | - Even before the 2nd Battle of the North Pacific even got under way, the US had been secretly constructing an airfield on the island of Kauai, under the very noses of the Japanese who never bothered with the other islands. After the US Navy smashed the Japanese Navy north of Hawaii, the US Army Air Force launched the opening phase on the islands campaign by a coordinated mass strike against military targets on Oahu with B-17's and B-24 bombers. The attack achieved complete surprise and many of the Japanese own rifles were destroyed in their armories. After the bombing raid, they then flew onto the air strip where they landed and underwent refueling and repairs. The Japanese Army Air Force struck back, and although they destroyed many bombers on the ground, it wasn't enough. Realizing the Ya
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| Result | - Strategic American Victory, End of the puppet Kingdom of Hawaii
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| Conflict | - The US Liberation of Hawaii
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| abstract | - Even before the 2nd Battle of the North Pacific even got under way, the US had been secretly constructing an airfield on the island of Kauai, under the very noses of the Japanese who never bothered with the other islands. After the US Navy smashed the Japanese Navy north of Hawaii, the US Army Air Force launched the opening phase on the islands campaign by a coordinated mass strike against military targets on Oahu with B-17's and B-24 bombers. The attack achieved complete surprise and many of the Japanese own rifles were destroyed in their armories. After the bombing raid, they then flew onto the air strip where they landed and underwent refueling and repairs. The Japanese Army Air Force struck back, and although they destroyed many bombers on the ground, it wasn't enough. Realizing the Yankees were on their way, the IJA moved north. During their rule, the Japanese had employed POW's to work on defenses and tank traps, so unlike the Americans who defended the island from their own invasion, the Japanese were prepared. After the bombing raid, the bombers continued to take off and bomb Oahu in preparation for the liberation.
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