11043nam 22005173 450 991016316420332120230802000043.01-78289-400-4(CKB)3810000000097750(MiAaPQ)EBC4809624(Au-PeEL)EBL4809624(CaPaEBR)ebr11349019(OCoLC)974587377(Exl-AI)4809624(EXLCZ)99381000000009775020210901d2012 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierUnited States Army in WWII - the Pacific - Victory in Papua [Illustrated Edition]San Francisco :Verdun Press,2012.©2012.1 online resource (516 pages)United States Army in WWIIIntro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- DEDICATION -- MAPS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- FOREWORD -- THE AUTHOR -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER I - The Japanese Threaten Australia -- The Danger -- Australia's Plight -- The Fall of Rabaul -- The Collapse of the ABDA Area -- The Occupation of Lae and Salamaua -- The Plan To Isolate Australia -- CHAPTER II - Preparing the Defense -- The High Command Acts -- Reinforcing the Australian Base -- Reorganizing the Pacific Theater -- General MacArthur's Arrival -- The Interim Period -- The Initial Problems -- The Joint Directives of 30 March -- The Assumption of Command -- The Defensive Problem -- General MacArthur's Decision -- Putting the Strategy into Effect -- The Sufficiency of the Means -- CINCSWPA Asks for More -- The President Has the Last Word -- CHAPTER III - The Thwarted Landing -- Frustration at Jomard Passage -- Carrier Division 5 Leaves for Truk -- The Orders of 29 April -- Moving Out for the Landing -- The Battle of the Coral Sea -- Securing the Approaches -- GHQ Authorizes BOSTON -- The Plan of Reinforcement -- Milne Bay -- The Bulolo Valley -- Kokoda -- CHAPTER IV - Providence Forestalled -- Moving to the Offensive -- The Battle of Midway -- The 2 July Directive -- The SWPA Prepares -- Girding for Action -- Buna and the Theater Plan -- The PROVIDENCE Operation -- The Reconnaissance -- The Plan To Occupy Buna -- The Japanese Get There First -- Colonel Larr Sounds the Alarm -- The Enemy Crashes Through -- The Landing -- CHAPTER V - Kokoda Thrust -- Planning the Overland Attack -- The Operations Area -- The Kokoda Trail -- The Enemy Plans a Reconnaissance -- The Japanese Strike Inland -- The Yokoyama Force Departs -- The Onset -- The Fall of Kokoda -- The Fight To Retake the Airfield -- The Main Force Arrives -- The Joint Agreement of 31 July -- The Landings in the Solomons -- The Japanese Build-up at Buna.General Horii Takes Over -- CHAPTER VI - The Japanese Offensive Collapses -- The SWPA: Early August -- General McArthur's Accounting -- General Rowell Takes Over in New Guinea -- The Defense Falls Into Place -- The North Queensland Bases -- Port Moresby -- Milne Bay -- The Battle of Milne Bay -- The Scene of Operations -- The Landing -- The Advance -- The Fighting at No. 3 Strip -- The Withdrawal -- The Road to Ioribaiwa -- General Horii Pushes the Australians Back -- The Opposing Forces -- General MacArthur Plans a Turning Moment -- The Japanese Take Ioribaiwa -- General Horii's Orders Are Changed -- The Australians Take the Offensive -- CHAPTER VII - The Advance on the Beachhead -- The Approach To the Target -- General MacArthur Explains the Plan -- Logistic Preparations -- The Recapture of Kokoda -- Securing the Coast -- The March to Jaure -- Completing the Deployment -- The Discovery of the Airfields -- General Blamey's Proposal -- Drawing the Noose Tight -- Oivi and Gorari -- The Americans Reach the Front -- CHAPTER VIII - The Allies Close In -- Mounting the Attack -- The Scene of Operations -- The Plan of Attack -- The LILLIPUT Plan -- The Forces Move Up -- The 32d Division on the Eve of Combat -- Training and Equipment -- Artillery and Engineer Support -- The Condition of the Troops -- The Division's Estimate of Enemy Strength -- The Enemy Position -- The Japanese Line -- The Garrison -- The Condition of the Enemy Troops -- Enemy Dispositions -- CHAPTER IX - The Opening Blows in General Vasey's Area -- The Attacks on Gona -- The 25th Brigade Bogs Down -- The 21st Brigade Opens Its Attack -- The 16th Brigade Moves on Sanananda -- The Australians Reach the Track Junction -- General Vasey's Given the 126th Infantry -- The Regiment Arrives at Soputa -- The Americans Take Over -- The Troops Move Out for the Attack -- The Envelopments Begin.The Establishment of the Roadblock -- Zeeff's Recall -- The Ensuing Tasks -- CHAPTER X - The First Two Weeks at Buna -- General Harding Readjusts His Plans -- The Disruption of the Supply Line -- Colonel Smith Is Ordered to the Left -- The Battle Opens -- The Attacks on the Right -- The Attack on the Left -- The Attacks of 30 November -- Integrating the Attacks -- Colonel Mott's Attack -- Colonel Hale's Attack -- CHAPTER XI - I Corps Reaches the Front -- The Situation: 30 November -- The Condition of the Troops -- Supply -- The Question of Additional Support -- General Eichelberger Is Ordered Forward -- General Sutherland Stays for Lunch -- General Eichelberger Is Given His Orders -- General Eichelberger's First Day at Buna -- Buna Operations: 1 and 2 December -- The Urbana Front -- The Warren Front -- General Harding's Relief -- I Corps Inspects the Front -- General Eichelberger Comes to a Decision -- The New Task Force Commanders -- CHAPTER XII - The Fighting West of the Girua -- Operations in the Gona Area -- Fresh Japanese Troops Reach the Kumusi -- The Fall of Gona -- General Oda Gets Through -- The Sanananda Front -- The Roadblock Garrison Holds Its Own -- The Relief of the Dal Ponte Force -- Stalemate on the Sanananda Front -- The Plight of the American Troops -- The Japanese Reinforce the Beachhead -- The Enemy Situation -- Yamagata is Ordered Forward -- CHAPTER XIII - Buna: The Second Two Weeks -- The Attack of 5 December -- Regrouping the Troops -- The New Commanders Take Over -- The Arrival of the Bren Carriers -- The Attack on the Right -- Bottcher's Break-Through -- Colonel Martin Softens Up the Enemy Line -- The New Tactics -- Urbana Force Makes Its First Gains -- The Capture of Buna Village -- The Reduction of the Coconut Grove -- The Scene Brightens -- The Situation: Mid-December -- The Arrival of the Australians.CHAPTER XIV - Warren Force Takes the Initiative -- The Advance to Simemi Creek -- Preparing the Tank Attack -- The First Day -- The Push Westward -- Crossing the Creek -- The Problem -- The Australians Find a Crossing -- The Repair of the Bridge -- The Fight for the Old Strip -- The Situation on the Eve of the Attack -- The Attack Opens -- The Fighting on the Old Strip -- Clearing the Strip -- CHAPTER XV - Urbana Force Closes on the Mission -- The Search for an Axis of Attack -- The Situation: 18 December -- The First Try at the Island -- The 126th Infantry Attacks the Triangle -- The 127th Infantry Takes Over the Attack -- The Attack Moves North -- The Plan To Bypass the Triangle -- The Crossing of Entrance Creek -- The Subsidiary Operations -- The Situation on the Left Flank -- The Capture of the Island -- The Corridor to the Coast -- The Attack in the Gardens -- The Attack on Christmas Day -- Establishing the Corridor -- CHAPTER XVI - The Fall of Buna -- The Advance to Giropa Point -- The Abortive Attack of 29 December -- The 2/12 Battalion is Committed -- The Attack on New Year's Day -- The Capture of Buna Mission -- The Failure To Cross the North Bridge -- The New Plan -- The Attack of 31 December -- Colonel Yazawa's Mission -- The Envelopment -- The End at Buna -- Cleaning Out the Pockets -- The Congratulatory Messages -- Buna's Cost -- Battle Losses -- Losses Due to Sickness and Disease -- The Situation to the Westward -- Colonel Yazawa Scatters the Tarakena Patrol -- The Stalemate at Sanananda -- CHAPTER XVII - Clearing the Track Junction -- General Herring Calls a Conference -- The Arrival of the 163d Infantry -- The Conference of 4 January -- The 18th Brigade Reaches Soputa -- The Relief of the 126th Infantry -- The Preliminary Operations -- Tarakena and Konombi Creek -- The Attacks Between Musket and Kano -- The Establishment of Rankin.The Attack on the Track Junction -- Tokyo Decides To Withdraw -- General Yamagata's Position -- The Orders of 4 and 13 January -- General Adachi Finally Orders the Withdrawal -- The Clean-up South of Musket -- CHAPTER XVIII - The Final Offensive -- The Three-Way Push -- The Preparations in General Vasey's Area -- The Situation on the Right -- The Troops Jump Off -- The Japanese Line Falls Apart -- Finishing the Job -- The Mop-up Begins -- General Yamagata Gets Out in Time -- The End at Last -- The Victory at Sanananda -- The Cost to the Enemy -- The Allied Cost -- The 41st Division Takes Over -- CHAPTER XIX - The Victory -- The Campaign in Review -- The Time Element -- The Losses -- Starvation As a Factor in Operations -- Artillery, Air, and Naval Support -- What the Campaign Taught -- Conclusion -- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER -- Bibliographical Note -- The Allied Side: Documentary Sources -- The Records of Higher Headquarters -- The Combat Records -- Australian Ground Action. -- Air Force and Naval Action. -- Miscellaneous Records -- Information From Participants -- The Japanese Side: Documentary Sources -- The Wartime Records -- The Postwar Records -- Published Materials -- Dispatches -- Books -- Pamphlets -- Articles -- Glossary -- Basic Military Map Symbols.This historical account, 'Victory in Papua' by Samuel Milner, details the United States Army's operations in the Pacific during World War II, focusing specifically on the Papua Campaign. It chronicles the strategic and tactical developments of the Allied forces as they countered Japanese military advances in the region. The book provides an in-depth analysis of military strategies, leadership decisions, and the challenges faced by the troops in the dense jungles of Papua New Guinea. It highlights critical battles, such as those at Kokoda and Buna, and examines the collaborative efforts between American and Australian forces. Milner aims to provide a comprehensive military perspective of the campaign, making it suitable for historians, military enthusiasts, and students of World War II history.Generated by AI.United States Army in WWIIUnited States Army in WWII World War, 1939-1945Generated by AIMilitary campaignsGenerated by AIWorld War, 1939-1945.Military campaigns.Milner Samuel1373236MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910163164203321United States Army in WWII - the Pacific - Victory in Papua3404277UNINA