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The Moon and Tides in World War II

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Astronomical factors played significant roles in many of the important battles of World War II. Our Texas State group used calculations of tide levels, lunar phase, and the direction of moonlight to derive new results for the four events described in this chapter.

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  1. Department of Physics, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA

    Donald W. Olson

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Olson, D.W. (2014). The Moon and Tides in World War II. In: Celestial Sleuth. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8403-5_7

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