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" That there was no use talking about playing across the street until we got the Nips off of our front lawn. "
General Kenney Reports: A Personal History of the Pacific War - Page 44
1997 - 599 pages
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Joint Warfare of the Armed Forces of the United States

United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff - History - 1995 - 68 pages
...primary mission, which was to take out the Japanese air strength until we owned the air over New Guinea ....there was no use talking about playing across the street until we got the [enemy] off our front lawn ....General MacArthur.. ..[said] I had carte blanche...."28 General George...
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Fulcrum of power : essays on the United States Air Force and national security

2003 - 304 pages
...superiority over Japanese forces. Kenney said that the Allies had to "own the air over New Guinea." He added that there was no use talking about "playing across the street" until the Allies got the Japanese troops "off of our front lawn." Once having gained control of the air,...
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