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1613:, a New Zealander, set the tone in a message he delivered to every native village when occupation by the Japanese was imminent: "These islands are British and they are to remain British. The government is not leaving. Even if the Japanese come, we shall stay with you and in the end they will be driven out." In the event, it was the prospect of Kennedy being killed or captured that led Turner to move up the first Allied landings by nine days. He sent two companies of the
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Japanese garrison on Rendova was quickly overwhelmed but the island was subjected to heavy attack by Japanese aircraft over the following days. The Marines on Rendova quickly built artillery emplacements from which they could shell Munda airfield and support the operations during July and August to capture of
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would prove to be an unfortunate choice from an Allied perspective. The crossing was undertaken in daylight by elements from two regiments in the afternoon of 2 July; a small perimeter was established around Zanana and defenses built up before the advance westwards towards Munda Point began several days later.
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American side. The Japanese learned to apply close assault tactics against American tanks, rendering armor even less effective in the jungle than usual. Meanwhile, the inexperienced, hungry and fatigued US soldiers' nerves began to fray, and they
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was completely stymied, hampered by difficult terrain, supply problems and low morale. General Hester tried to break the stalemate by sending the 172nd
Infantry Regiment around to the north to take the Japanese position in the rear, while the 169th Infantry Regiment continued the frontal assault, but
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Raiders and two US Army battalions under Colonel Liversedge to Rice Anchorage on the northwest coast of New Georgia. A force of three light cruisers
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Guadalcanal continued to suffer from Japanese bombing raids even after the island was declared secured on 9 February 1943. The Japanese airfield at Munda made these raids easier by giving Japanese planes a convenient place to refuel on the way to and from their main base at Rabaul.
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Japanese lost 1,671 killed, and 358 aircraft destroyed. In addition, a total of 3,873 US troops were wounded. Casualties from disease were numerous, as were psychological casualties, with over
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at Rabaul and sent down to be landed at Vila on the night of 12–13 July. These ships were escorted by a light cruiser and five destroyers. Ainsworth was sent to intercept this flotilla with three light cruisers and ten destroyers. He encountered the
Japanese force in The Slot in the waters north of
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along with the New Zealand-trained and led commando unit of 130 South Pacific islanders took three strategic islets in the Blanche Channel opposite Munda. Rendova, Wickham Anchorage and Viru Harbor were developed into staging areas for the main event, the siege of Munda, while Segi Point was
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on the Russell Islands, a total of approximately 9,000 troops and their equipment. These landings were unopposed because, unbeknownst to the Allies, the Japanese had evacuated the Russells soon after leaving Guadalcanal. In fact, the men landing on nearby Banika Island were greeted by two
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Liversedge's men were tasked with moving down the coast and capturing Bairoko, thereby interdicting the trailhead used by the Japanese to reinforce Munda. They were successfully landed at dawn but found the terrain difficult and advanced slowly inland over the course of several days.
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new landing. Horaniu, on the northeast coast, was selected as a barge staging point and on the night of 17–18 August a small force of ground and naval troops was sent to secure the area. The Japanese destroyer covering force was met in The Slot by four US destroyers under Captain
1947:, escorted by 12 destroyers under the command of Wilkinson was dispatched from Guadalcanal early on 14 August. That night, Japanese planes attacked multiple Allied bases but completely missed this fleet headed for Vella Lavella. The next morning, disembarkation began at Barakoma.
1506:, lying between Guadalcanal and the New Georgia Islands, had served as a troop staging base for the Japanese during the fight for Guadalcanal, and Halsey determined to capture it in preparation for the main action in the New Georgias. In early February, he instructed Rear Admiral
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while the Japanese lost two destroyers. In the north, after advancing from Rice Anchorage, US forces occupied Triri on 7–8 July. A 400-strong Japanese force launched a counterattack on 8 July against Triri, which initially made some gains before it was checked by a
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Kusaka and Imamura at Rabaul made a final, disastrous attempt to reinforce Sasaki. Under the protection of a single destroyer, 940 troops and 700 naval personnel were loaded aboard three destroyer-transports and sent down under the command of Rear Admiral
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The Allies attempted to neutralize Munda with repeated bombing raids and naval shelling, but the Japanese were always able to repair the airfield in short order. The Allied command thus determined that Munda had to be captured by ground troops. Since the
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was sent to confirm the situation. After an investigation, Harmon gave field command to Griswold so that Hester could concentrate on leading his own division. At the same time, a long-anticipated change in naval command took place with Rear Admiral
1901:, fought in the waters northwest of Kolombangara, the American destroyers took the Japanese completely by surprise. The three ships carrying passengers were torpedoed and sunk, and the remaining escort ship did not linger to search for survivors.
1978:, was tasked with destroying this pocket. The New Zealanders began their pincer movement on 21 September, but the Japanese resisted so fiercely that it took until 5–6 October to bottle them up. On the night of 6–7 October, Rear Admiral
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and succeeded in overrunning the command post of the 43rd Division near Zanana. Eventually, however, Sasaki's troops became sick and exhausted; also, he had lost communications with Rabaul. US forces, bolstered by the arrival of the
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this effort was checked by Sasaki. As a result, the US advance on New Georgia stalled in both the north and the south. The Japanese brought reinforcements by barge from Vila to Bairoko, and 1,200 more troops were loaded onto four
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and General Hester's immediate superior, visited New Georgia in mid-July and assessed the situation as dire. He radioed Halsey at Nouméa that at least another division was needed to break the stalemate. Lieutenant General
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led a naval force to take the 600 remaining ground troops off Vella Lavella. In response, a force of US destroyers was dispatched to intercept them. Each side lost a ship in the ensuing
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beginning in November; this campaign would last until the end of the war with Australian troops relieving US troops in late 1944. This was preceded by diversionary
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on the southeastern tip of New Georgia; (3) Viru Harbor on the southwest coast of New Georgia, just a few miles up from Segi; and (4) Rendova Harbor on
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in mid-August and were later reinforced by New Zealand troops. The campaign ended on 7 October 1943 when the last Japanese troops were withdrawn from
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3656:Across the Dark Islands: The War in the Pacific
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3393:New Georgia: The Second Battle for the Solomons
2999:. Melbourne, Victoria: Grayflower Productions.
2585:
1731:and four destroyers commanded by Rear Admiral
1225:was a series of land and naval battles of the
3510:United States Army Center of Military History
3475:. Marine Corps. Association. ASIN B000ID3YRK.
3352:Craven, Wesley Frank; James Lea Cate (1951).
3094:United States Army Center of Military History
3041:United States Army Center of Military History
2392:
2390:
2388:
799:
660:
506:
115:
3539:Up the Slot: Marines in the Central Solomons
3414:. United States Government Printing Office.
2854:
2671:
2669:
674:
3875:Battles of World War II involving Australia
3485:Lonely Vigil; Coastwatchers of the Solomons
3473:Kogun: The Japanese Army in the Pacific War
3039:. The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II.
1510:, Commander Amphibious Force, to undertake
1454:and northward through the Solomon Islands.
3860:United States Marine Corps in World War II
2385:
1489:
817:South West Pacific theatre of World War II
806:
792:
667:
653:
513:
499:
3729:
3696:A Diary of a Coastwatcher in the Solomons
3502:MacArthur, Douglas; Willoughby, Charles.
3313:
3070:The Campaigns of MacArthur in the Pacific
3066:
2934:
2915:
2836:The Campaigns of MacArthur in the Pacific
2666:
1542:Preliminaries to the New Georgia landings
1307:Elsewhere, further actions took place on
3632:
3332:
3249:Shaw, Henry I.; Douglas T. Kane (1963).
1949:
1879:
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1766:
1763:Advance from Zanana and capture of Munda
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1428:
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520:
3865:Battles of World War II involving Japan
3775:
3710:
3693:
3470:
3180:
2040:. In analyzing the campaign, historian
1875:
1257:and followed the Allied capture of the
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3434:. Victoria, Australia: Penguin Books.
3287:
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3085:
3011:
2972:
2953:
1582:, both Japanese destroyers were sunk.
3855:Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II
3850:Amphibious operations of World War II
3733:Chapter XXV: Campaign in the Solomons
3674:
3613:
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2991:
2804:
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1974:, under the command of Major General
1842:
1276:on the southern coast of the island,
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3358:. U.S. Office of Air Force History.
2166:
2164:
1897:to intercept them. In the resulting
1723:" on the night of 4–5 July via the "
3487:. New York: Naval Institute Press.
3390:
3032:
2004:2,500 troops being diagnosed with "
1908:
1550:Allied landings in the New Georgias
13:
3885:Western Province (Solomon Islands)
3307:
3145:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
2888:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
2875:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
2849:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
2799:
2742:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
2690:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
2609:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
2528:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
2489:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
2437:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
2411:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
2380:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
2341:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
2302:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
2172:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
2143:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
2117:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
2091:Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul
1626:Initial landings: 30 June – 2 July
1570:under the command of Rear Admiral
1423:
1261:. The main fighting took place on
14:
3896:
3769:
2161:
1785:Kolombangara, and in the ensuing
1249:. The campaign took place in the
3787:. Marine Corps Historical Center
3508:. Reports of General MacArthur.
3409:
3089:Guadalcanal: The First Offensive
2975:New Georgia: Pattern for Victory
2810:New Georgia: Pattern for Victory
2781:New Georgia: Pattern for Victory
2768:New Georgia: Pattern for Victory
2755:New Georgia: Pattern for Victory
2729:New Georgia: Pattern for Victory
2716:New Georgia: Pattern for Victory
2703:New Georgia: Pattern for Victory
2677:New Georgia: Pattern for Victory
2661:New Georgia: Pattern for Victory
2567:New Georgia: Pattern for Victory
2315:New Georgia: Pattern for Victory
2289:New Georgia: Pattern for Victory
2211:New Georgia: Pattern for Victory
2198:Guadalcanal: The First Offensive
1925:
1538:with the offer of a cup of tea.
1482:. Forces allocated to capturing
1093:Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
830:Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
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3715:. Oxford and New York: Osprey.
3678:Marines in the Central Solomons
3051:. CMH Pub 72-10. Archived from
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2018:actions in the Treasury Islands
1989:
1965:inconclusive action off Horaniu
1828:launched a strong counterattack
1390:were logical steps on the way.
3252:Volume II: Isolation of Rabaul
3186:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
2997:The South West Pacific 1941–45
2977:. New York: Ballantine Books.
2901:The South West Pacific 1941–45
2823:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
2794:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
2635:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
2596:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
2580:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
2554:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
2541:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
2476:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
2463:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
2439:, Map p. 100 & pp. 104–105
2424:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
2398:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
2276:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
2263:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
2250:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
2237:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
2224:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
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2135:
2130:Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier
2122:
2109:
2096:
2083:
2070:
2057:
1884:Actions in western New Georgia
1621:Conquest of New Georgia island
1:
3314:Alexander, Joseph H. (2000).
2909:
2032:as part of efforts to secure
1815:United States Army Air Forces
1349:
3395:. Indiana University Press.
1998:
1777:advance from Zanana to Munda
1755:. Following this, US troops
1672:9th Marine Defense Battalion
7:
3845:1943 in the Solomon Islands
3536:Melson, Charles D. (1993).
1963:and subsequently fought an
1954:155 mm gun at Barakoma
1939:on 31 July. The village of
1935:sites, before returning to
1771:Initial drive towards Munda
1640:American forces landing on
1615:4th Marine Raider Battalion
1527:3rd Marine Raider Battalion
1300:before US force eventually
1296:and the Japanese mounted a
10:
3901:
3614:McGee, William L. (2002).
3333:Bergerud, Eric M. (1997).
3086:Miller, John Jr. (1995) .
2935:Gillespie, Oliver (1952).
1913:
1796:Siege and capture of Munda
1629:
854:Dutch East Indies campaign
3652:Radike, Floyd W. (2003).
3575:Mersky, Peter B. (1993).
3318:. Naval Institute Press.
3215:. Naval Institute Press.
3142:Miller, John Jr. (1959).
2916:Altobello, Brian (2000).
1580:Battle of Blackett Strait
1529:under Lieutenant Colonel
1442:staff, including General
1440:South West Pacific Area's
825:
686:
678:Solomon Islands campaign
532:
470:
457:
169:
97:
57:
49:Men of the United States
42:
30:
25:
3776:Hoffman, Jon T. (1995).
3471:Hayashi, Saburo (1959).
2954:Hammel, Eric M. (1999).
2918:Into the Shadows Furious
2862:Into the Shadows Furious
2051:
1972:3rd New Zealand Division
1920:landed on Arundel Island
1820:Theodore Stark Wilkinson
1071:Neutralisation of Rabaul
937:Solomon Islands campaign
772:Neutralisation of Rabaul
177:South West Pacific Area:
65:30 June – 7 October 1943
33:Solomon Islands campaign
3694:Rhoades, F. A. (1982).
2877:, pp. 120–122 & 187
1858:capture Bairoko village
1746:. The Americans lost a
1717:the way Guadalcanal had
1711:and Lieutenant General
1680:169th Infantry Regiment
1668:172nd Infantry Regiment
1649:103rd Infantry Regiment
1490:Capture of the Russells
1386:, and that the central
1317:landed on Vella Lavella
149:British Solomon Islands
3410:Dyer, George Carroll.
3012:Larsen, Colin (1946).
2973:Horton, D. C. (1971).
2502:Combined Fleet Decoded
2022:US Marines on Choiseul
2012:as part of efforts to
1976:Harold E. Barrowclough
1955:
1932:invading Vella Lavella
1885:
1870:25th Infantry Division
1852:
1833:37th Infantry Division
1797:
1787:Battle of Kolombangara
1772:
1704:
1644:
1611:Donald Gilbert Kennedy
1551:
1519:43rd Infantry Division
1499:
1418:Minoru (Noboru) Sasaki
1403:Imperial Japanese Navy
1395:Imperial Japanese Army
1372:Guadalcanal offensives
1359:
485:358 aircraft destroyed
170:Commanders and leaders
51:25th Infantry Division
3288:Stille, Mark (2018).
3230:Prados, John (1995).
3209:Potter, E.B. (2013).
3182:Morison, Samuel Eliot
2030:on the Huon Peninsula
2026:in the Markham Valley
2010:land at Cape Torokina
1953:
1895:Frederick Moosbrugger
1883:
1850:
1837:capturing Munda Point
1795:
1770:
1702:
1695:Landings in Kula Gulf
1639:
1549:
1497:
1436:Joint Chiefs of Staff
1429:Choice of New Georgia
1357:
633:Vella Lavella (naval)
478:93 aircraft destroyed
471:Casualties and losses
236:Frederick Moosbrugger
225:Theodore S. Wilkinson
3675:Rentz, John (1952).
3618:. BMC Publications.
3428:Feldt, Eric Augustus
3391:Day, Ronnie (2016).
3033:Lofgren, Stephen J.
2382:, p. 92, footnote 27
2367:The Solomons 1943–44
2042:Samuel Eliot Morison
1984:ensuing naval battle
1899:Battle of Vella Gulf
1876:Securing New Georgia
1782:destroyer-transports
1657:captured Viru Harbor
1521:under Major General
1512:Operation Cleanslate
1478:personnel and 1,700
1302:captured Munda Point
1298:strong counterattack
1223:New Georgia campaign
1049:New Britain campaign
589:Vella Lavella (land)
524:New Georgia campaign
26:New Georgia Campaign
3830:Operation Cartwheel
2851:, pp. 173 & 185
2648:Isolation of Rabaul
2622:Isolation of Rabaul
2515:Isolation of Rabaul
2450:Isolation of Rabual
2014:secure Bougainville
1851:Approach to Bairoko
1744:Battle of Kula Gulf
1733:Walden L. Ainsworth
1632:Landings on Rendova
1531:Harry B. Liversedge
1464:longitude 159° east
1460:New Georgia Islands
1448:Operation Cartwheel
1280:on Vangunu, and on
1251:New Georgia Islands
1243:Operation Cartwheel
1205: /
1056:Operation Cartwheel
966:New Guinea campaign
738:New Georgia Islands
284:Harry B. Liversedge
258:Walden L. Ainsworth
75:New Georgia Islands
3730:U.S. Navy (1947).
3660:. Van Dorn Books.
3456:. Pacifica Press.
3292:. Oxford: Osprey.
2958:. Pacifica Press.
2920:. Presidio Press.
2369:, pp. 42–44, 52–53
1956:
1886:
1853:
1843:Capture of Bairoko
1798:
1773:
1705:
1664:capture of Rendova
1645:
1572:A. Stanton Merrill
1552:
1508:Richmond K. Turner
1500:
1446:, a plan known as
1360:
993:Nassau Bay Landing
348:H. E. Barrowclough
214:Richmond K. Turner
3840:Conflicts in 1943
3463:978-0-7603-3296-2
3432:The Coastwatchers
3299:978-1-47282-447-9
3222:978-1-61251-225-9
3036:Northern Solomons
2984:978-0-34502-316-2
2646:Shaw & Kane,
2620:Shaw & Kane,
2513:Shaw & Kane,
2448:Shaw & Kane,
2330:, pp. 9 & 108
2328:Pacific Commandos
1945:Robert B. McClure
1811:Millard F. Harmon
1802:Oscar W. Griswold
1674:, and the Navy's
1653:Wickham Anchorage
1468:William F. Halsey
1444:Douglas MacArthur
1304:in early August.
1278:Wickham Anchorage
1241:. It was part of
1209:8.500°S 157.333°E
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1086:Wide Bay–Open Bay
1008:Admiralty Islands
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744:Northern Solomons
690:Southern Solomons
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489:
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332:Robert B. McClure
310:Millard F. Harmon
299:Oscar W. Griswold
203:William F. Halsey
188:Douglas MacArthur
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1388:Solomon Islands
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1259:Russell Islands
1255:Solomon Islands
1253:in the central
1239:Empire of Japan
1237:forces and the
1227:Pacific Theater
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2356:, pp. 69–78
2354:Munda Trail
2343:, pp. 84–85
2317:, pp. 54–57
2304:, pp. 83–85
2291:, pp. 46–51
2185:The Pacific
2183:Gillespie,
2038:Finschhafen
1937:Guadalcanal
1384:New Britain
1376:Guadalcanal
1368:New Georgia
1274:Viru Harbor
1263:New Georgia
1212: /
1026:Persecution
949:New Georgia
944:Guadalcanal
918:2nd Tarakan
866:1st Tarakan
701:Guadalcanal
584:Munda Point
564:Munda drive
549:Viru Harbor
429:I.J. Army:
354:I.J. Navy:
337:N.Z. Army:
288:U.S. Army:
192:U.S. Navy:
125:New Zealand
3824:Categories
3781:(brochure)
3637:. Review.
3528:2010-07-08
3114:2020-01-11
3059:2010-07-08
3049:1051061668
3026:1135029131
2910:References
1596:Segi Point
1568:destroyers
1566:and three
1452:New Guinea
1350:Background
1336:Vella Gulf
1178:Balikpapan
1105:Leyte Gulf
913:2nd Borneo
861:1st Borneo
842:1st Bataan
623:Vella Gulf
3811:9 January
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2792:Morison,
2633:Morison,
2594:Morison,
2578:Morison,
2552:Morison,
2539:Morison,
2526:Miller,
2474:Morison,
2461:Morison,
2422:Morison,
2396:Morison,
2339:Miller,
2274:Morison,
2261:Morison,
2248:Morison,
2235:Morison,
2222:Morison,
2128:Morison,
2102:Lofgren,
2089:Miller,
2076:Lofgren,
2063:Lofgren,
1999:Aftermath
1806:XIV Corps
1576:Kula Gulf
1334:, in the
1328:Kula Gulf
1270:Kula Gulf
1019:Recklesss
983:Buna–Gona
973:Coral Sea
837:Lamon Bay
714:Vengeance
613:Kula Gulf
138:Australia
3452:(2008).
3184:(1958).
3154:63151382
2995:(1965).
2886:Miller,
2873:Miller,
2847:Miller,
2812:, p. 141
2808:Horton,
2783:, p. 135
2779:Horton,
2770:, p. 130
2766:Horton,
2753:Horton,
2744:, p. 172
2740:Miller,
2727:Horton,
2714:Horton,
2705:, p. 118
2701:Horton,
2688:Miller,
2679:, p. 109
2675:Horton,
2659:Horton,
2637:, p. 202
2611:, p. 137
2607:Miller,
2582:, p. 199
2565:Horton,
2556:, p. 198
2504:, p. 491
2500:Prados,
2487:Miller,
2478:, p. 176
2435:Miller,
2426:, p. 156
2409:Miller,
2400:, p. 177
2378:Miller,
2365:Stille,
2352:Hammel,
2326:Larsen,
2313:Horton,
2300:Miller,
2287:Horton,
2278:, p. 141
2265:, p. 139
2209:Horton,
2187:, p. 128
2174:, p. 176
2170:Miller,
2158:, p. 245
2154:Potter,
2141:Miller,
2115:Miller,
1941:Barakoma
1721:The Slot
1676:24th NCB
1525:and the
1438:and the
1364:Japanese
1342:and off
1233:between
1200:157°20′E
1173:Beaufort
1130:Mindanao
1037:Noemfoor
903:Java Sea
755:Choiseul
463:~ 43,000
458:Strength
70:Location
3742:1023942
3364:5732980
3005:7185705
2899:Keogh,
2569:, p. 77
2491:, p. 99
2213:, p. 21
2196:Miller
2132:, p. 90
2093:, p. 97
2046:Okinawa
1914:Arundel
1813:of the
1775:The US
1592:Vangunu
1480:Marines
1340:Horaniu
1290:Bairoko
1282:Rendova
1158:Tarakan
1125:Visayas
1076:Talasea
1042:Morotai
888:Sumatra
628:Horaniu
579:Bairoko
559:Wickham
554:Rendova
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2067:, p. 8
1670:, the
1594:; (2)
1380:Rabaul
1338:, off
1330:, off
1286:Enogai
1247:Rabaul
1235:Allied
1197:8°30′S
1168:Labuan
878:Manado
696:Tulagi
569:Enogai
466:10,500
397:
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86:Result
2052:Notes
1152:Semut
1115:Luzon
1100:Leyte
1061:Arawe
898:Timor
883:Ambon
600:Naval
163:Japan
3813:2020
3793:2006
3762:help
3738:OCLC
3717:ISBN
3700:OCLC
3683:OCLC
3662:ISBN
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3607:help
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2036:and
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1502:The
1476:Army
1412:and
1393:The
1362:The
1288:and
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1145:Agas
1032:Biak
908:Java
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