Author: Robert Harling
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Languages : en
Pages : 231

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Author: Robert Harling
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ISBN: 9780855949341
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 231

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Author: British museum. Dept. of printed books
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 484

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Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 508

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Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 480

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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 508

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Author: British Library
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 512

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Author: British Museum
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 510

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Author: John Miller, Jr.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781515027737
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 474

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In publishing the history of combat operations the Department of the Army has three objectives. The first is to provide the Army itself with an accurate and timely account of its varied activities in directing, organizing, and employing its forces for the conduct of war-an account which will be available to the service schools and to individual members of the Armed Services who wish to extend their professional reading. The second objective is to offer the thoughtful citizen material for a better understanding of the basic problems of war and the manner in which these problems were met, thus augmenting his understanding of national security. The third objective is to accord a well-earned recognition to the devoted work and grim sacrifices of those who served. "The successes of the South Pacific Force," wrote Admiral Halsey in 1944, "were not the achievements of separate services or individuals but the result of whole-hearted subordination of self-interest by all in order that one successful 'fighting team' could be created."* The history of any South Pacific campaign must deal with this "fighting team," with all United States and Allied services. The victory on Guadalcanal can be understood only by an appreciation of the contribution of each service. No one service won the battle. The most decisive engagement of the campaign was the air and naval Battle of Guadalcanal in mid-November 1942, an engagement in which neither Army nor Marine Corps ground troops took any direct part. This volume attempts to show the contribution of all services to the first victory on the long road to Tokyo.

Author: Samuel Milner
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ISBN: 9781410203861
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The strategic significance of the Papuan Campaign can be briefly stated. In addition to blunting the Japanese thrust toward Australia and the transpacific line of communications, it put General MacArthur's forces in a favorable position to take the offensive. But this little known campaign is significant for still another reason. It was the battle test of a large hitherto-inexperienced U.S. Army force and its commanders under the conditions which were to attend much of the ground fighting in the Pacific. Costly in casualties and suffering, it taught lessons that the Army had to learn if it was to cope with the Japanese under conditions of tropical warfare. Samuel Milner holds a graduate degree in history from the University of Alberta and has done further graduate work in political science at the University of Minnesota. During World War II, he served in Australia and New Guinea as a historian with the Air Transport Command, Army Air Forces. Upon completing Victory in Papua he left the Office of the Chief of Military History to become historian of the Air Weather Service, U.S. Air Force.