Fighting Forties

Fighting Forties

The Fighting Forties can refer to:

*the 1940s when Britain, the United States, and their allies took on the Axis Powers in Europe and the Far East.

*the famous Nathanael Herreshoff New York Yacht Club 40's. A line of yachts, named such due to their competitive .


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