World Battlefronts: MEN AT WAR: This Way

Deck crews on a flattop in the Pacific had to look twice before they laughed. On a destroyer idling alongside was a huge sign, addressed to Japanese suicide pilots, who are pretty much staying at home these days. Scrawled under a big arrow was the legend: "This Way to the Carriers."

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