Sāmoa invaded by US Marines - again
Eighty years on
On several occasions in the first years of World War Two, German ship raiders came near Sāmoa. They were not bothered by any air or naval patrols; the nearest airfield was in New Zealand, 2800 kilometres to the south. Civilian flying boats occasionally passed, touching down in Pago Pago. Pearl Harbour was 4200 kilometres to the north. The closest Japane…
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