History That Doesn't Suck — 210: The Pacific War 1944: From the Cairo Conference to the Marianas Turkey Shoot

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210: The Pacific War 1944: From the Cairo Conference to the Marianas Turkey Shoot

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“If we ever lose Saipan, repeated air attacks on Tokyo will follow. No matter what it takes, we have to hold there.” As Operation Cartwheel neutralizes Japanese forces on Rabaul, American and British leaders meet with “Forgotten Allies” in Cairo—namely China’s nationalist leader Chiang Kai Shek and his diplomat wife…

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