One counter to Lieutenant General Ushijima?òs strong and integrated defenses was Lieutenant General Buckner?òs ?Æblowtorch and corkscrew?ô tactics. Flamethrowers (infantryman and tank) represented the blowtorch and demolitions (satchel charges) represent
Categories: World War II
 
 
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