Word: shore
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...concentrated against the attackers (see p. 29). After the assault and occupation would come the problem of withdrawal-for this was a raid, not an invasion. Dieppe was a nest of German strength, as General Roberts well knew. A little after 4 a.m. the attackers closed in on the shore...
German E-boats, patrolling the coast, intercepted them. The E-boats opened fire. The startled German shore batteries awoke belching...
...Varengeville to the west the Commandos were more successful. They reached the shore, carried and destroyed a battery of 6-inch naval guns, which erupted on the lightening coast like a volcano. It was time for the Canadians...
...last it was time to evacuate. Some tanks had to be blown up by their own operators, who then hotfooted it for the shore front. Under the umbrella of the R.A.F., exhausted soldiers re-embarked. After nine hours the Canadians and their Allies backed off the flaming coast of France, turned tail and headed for England...
...fighting began Sunday, August 23, with a strong enemy air attack on Guadalcanal Island, in which 21 Jap planes from the Carriers were shot down with minor losses for the Americans. That night enemy destroyers opened fire on the Marines' shore positions on Guadalcanal...