During World War II, the Solomon Islands became the scene of a titanic struggle between Allied and Japanese forces. After their victory on Guadalcanal, Americans advanced into the New Georgia Group with horrendous casualties. Admiral Halsey then implemented an ""island hopping"" strategy, bypassing Japanese strongpoints. The first was an obscure island called ""Vella Lavella."" This book is the first detailed examination of the struggle for Vella Lavella, covering the ground, air and sea battles and the involvement of American and New Zealand soldiers, the coastwatchers, South Pacific Scouts and the Islanders.…mehr
During World War II, the Solomon Islands became the scene of a titanic struggle between Allied and Japanese forces. After their victory on Guadalcanal, Americans advanced into the New Georgia Group with horrendous casualties. Admiral Halsey then implemented an ""island hopping"" strategy, bypassing Japanese strongpoints. The first was an obscure island called ""Vella Lavella."" This book is the first detailed examination of the struggle for Vella Lavella, covering the ground, air and sea battles and the involvement of American and New Zealand soldiers, the coastwatchers, South Pacific Scouts and the Islanders.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Reg Newell has a doctoral degree from Massey University, Palmerston North (with a dissertation on New Zealand's Third Division in the Pacific) and continues researching the Pacific War. He lives in Upper Hutt, New Zealand.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction One-Ordeals of Fire and Water Two-The Battleground-Vella Lavella: The "Euphonious Island" and the Islanders Three-The Opposing Forces Four-The Strategic Situation in the South Pacific, 1943 Five-The Initial American Invasion-15 August 1943 Six-The Kiwis Arrive Seven-The Problem and the Plan Eight-The Pincers and the Execution of Potter's Plan Nine-"Man Proposes, God Disposes"-The Isolated Platoons Ten-The Final Push Eleven-Consolidation and Development Twelve-Resonance and Memory Chronology Appendices: A: Naval Order of Battle, 15 August 1943 B: U.S. Order of Battle, 15 August 1943, Ground Units (Brigadier General McClure, U.S. Army) C: U.S. Forces on Vella Lavella-1943 D: NZ Battalion Combat Teams E: Japanese Order of Battle Glossary Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction One-Ordeals of Fire and Water Two-The Battleground-Vella Lavella: The "Euphonious Island" and the Islanders Three-The Opposing Forces Four-The Strategic Situation in the South Pacific, 1943 Five-The Initial American Invasion-15 August 1943 Six-The Kiwis Arrive Seven-The Problem and the Plan Eight-The Pincers and the Execution of Potter's Plan Nine-"Man Proposes, God Disposes"-The Isolated Platoons Ten-The Final Push Eleven-Consolidation and Development Twelve-Resonance and Memory Chronology Appendices: A: Naval Order of Battle, 15 August 1943 B: U.S. Order of Battle, 15 August 1943, Ground Units (Brigadier General McClure, U.S. Army) C: U.S. Forces on Vella Lavella-1943 D: NZ Battalion Combat Teams E: Japanese Order of Battle Glossary Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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