Nimitz- United States admiral military genius
MacArthur- united states general never went to the front lines
Bataan- a peninsula where Macarthurs troops held out for 3 months 7800 marched 68 miles to a prison camp
Doolittle raid- pearl harbor counter attack that launched prematurely
Coral Sea- Japanese attack intercepted by American aircraft carriers
Midway- Japanese attack that backfired and was turned into an ambush by American troops
Afrika Korps- German troops in Africa led by the "Desert Fox"
Erwin Rommel- German General nicknamed "Desert Fox"
El Alamein- a battle in which British forced German troops to retreat
Patton- general of the American forces in morocco
Casablanca- a city quickly capture by general Patton
Kassarine Pass- a battle in which the Americans lost a great number if troops
Convoy System- cargo ships were escorted by warships to get supplies around
Stalingrad- epic battle between Russia and Germany over a grand oil base
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