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As the war raged, the leaders of the allies met several times to direct the course of the fighting and to begin planning for the postwar world. Home united states world war i patches page 2 patches. United states navy collectable wwii military patches ebay. They sought peace through isolation and throughout the 1920s advocated a policy of disarmament and nonintervention. Shoulder sleeve insignia of the united states army of. The military history of the united states in world war ii covers the war against the axis powers, starting with the 7 december 1941 attack on pearl harbor.
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