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  Alcatraz Escapes - 14 Daring Attempts

  Alcatraz Escapes - 14 Daring Attempts

  Alcatraz is located in San Francisco Bay. The island was originally developed to defend the bay, but was quickly used as a military prison. In 1934 the island was transferred to the Department of Justice and designated a Federal Penitentiary. During it's 29 years as a federal prison 36 men tried ...

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  Swift to Destroy - 77 Squadron in Korea

  Swift to Destroy - 77 Squadron in Korea

  Based on the 77 Squadron Association book "Swift to Destroy: An Illustrated History of 77 Squadron RAAF 1942-2012. This video features interviews from the Australians At War Film Archive.

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  Battle of Milne Bay

  Battle of Milne Bay

  The Battle of Milne Bay (from August 25 through to September 7, 1942), was the defense of the eastern New Guinea by Australian and US forces against a Japanese invasion. It would become the first time that Japanese forces had been defeated on land, shattering the myth at the time of Japanese invi...