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Operation Cartwheel and the air-sea campaign against Rabaul strategic isolation of Japan’s Pacific fortress in 1943
In 1943, the Japanese stronghold of Rabaul presented a formidable obstacle to Allied forces advancing toward the Philippines. Operation Cartwheel, the carefully orchestrated strategy to neutralize ...
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The Bougainville campaign: Amphibious landings, jungle combat, and the encirclement of Rabaul during World War II
The Bougainville Campaign, commencing in November 1943, showcased the evolution of Allied amphibious warfare and jungle ...
In the bitterest days on Guadalcanal a year ago, Marines used to refer to the frequent runs of Jap destroyers carrying men and supplies down the Solomons as the “Bougainville Express.” Last week the ...
But Rabaul also became one of the first of many targets – Mosul in Iraq has been one of the latest – where airpower could do tremendous damage and limit enemy operations but could not displace ...
On Sunday General MacArthur said: “If God stays with me I may get some remarkable results.” By Thursday, the results tabulated, he said: “Almighty God blessed our arms.” Between the prayer and the ...
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