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South Pacific cauldron : World War II's great forgotten battlegrounds / Alan Rems.
| Author/creator | Rems, Alan author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, [2014] |
| Description | xxiii, 284 pages : black and white illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The hottest potato -- I want you to take Buna, or not come back alive -- There was indeed only one Yamamoto -- The most unintelligently waged land campaign -- A custody receipt for Munda ... keep 'em dying -- Lae and Salamaua must be defended to the death -- Prevent your troops engaging my troops -- The weakness of trying to fight battles from a distance -- It's Torokina. Now get on your horses! -- Halsey knows the straight story -- Make sure they think the invasion has commenced -- Guadalcanal minus most of the errors -- The final outcome ... was never in doubt -- The most desperate emergency -- The closest thing to a living hell -- A shop in the Japs' front yard -- More nerve-racking than ... Tobruk or El Alamein -- Nature proved to be a worse enemy than the Japanese -- Keep Rabaul burning! -- The worst-kept secret of the war in the South Pacific -- But for the stern resistance ... of the XIV corps -- They wanted to fight -- The South Pacific campaign was finished -- Kicking around a corpse -- The Japanese could die where they were or die advancing -- Doubtful that he checked with the ordinary foot soldier -- No enemy can withstand you -- Japan man e cry enough -- Once it was over it was over -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-272) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Rems, Alan, author. South Pacific cauldron Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, [2014] 9781612514703 |
| LCCN | 2013047492 |
| ISBN | 9781612514710 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1612514715 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781612514703 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1612514707 (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D767 .R43 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |