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  Learn more about Coast in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A coast is that part of an island or continent that borders an ocean, gulf, sea, or large lake.
The terms coast and coastal refer to the condition of being located on or near a coast.
For example, Los Angeles is a coastal city; California, Oregon, and Washington are on the West Coast.
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Spanish Coastal Defenses of the Rias Baixas 42
Japanese Early-Modern Coastal Defenses: Naruto, Sasebo, and Nagasaki 73
The Portsmouth Armory and the Coast Defenses of Portsmouth 97
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 AllRefer.com - Battle of Britain (Wars And Battles) - Encyclopedia
As a prelude to a planned invasion of England, Germany attacked British coastal defenses, radar stations, and shipping.
On Aug. 24 the attack was shifted inland to Royal Air Force installations and aircraft factories in an effort to gain control of the air over S England.
Though heavily outnumbered, the RAF put up a gallant defense; radar, used for the first time in battle, played an important role.
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 Service of Supply WWII Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Designed for self defense in daylight operations, it was the only pre-war long-range bomber (tested in 1935) that flew as a first line plane from 1941 to 1945.
In Oct. 1941, he replaced Semyon Timoshenko as commander of the central front and conducted the defense of Moscow.
In 1946 Zhukov received command of the Soviet ground forces, but in 1947 he was demoted to command the Odessa military district.
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