LEADER 04541nam 22006013u 450 001 9910714200203321 005 20170821160925.0 010 $a1-909940-08-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000519208 035 $a(EBL)1623104 035 $a(OCoLC)1048625733 035 $a(BIP)009518781 035 $a(BIP)050387777 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000519208 100 $a20140217d2013|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCARTWHEEL - The Reduction of Rabaul$b[electronic resource] 210 $aGreenock $c232 Celsius$d2013 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cOffice of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army,$d1968. 215 $a1 online resource (644 p.) 225 1 $aUnited States Army in World War II. War in the Pacific. 225 1 $aCMH pub ;$v5-5 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-16-023936-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 383-389) and index. 327 $aForeword; The Author; Preface; CHAPTER I The Strategic Background; Early Pacific Strategy; The Casablanca Conference; Footnotes; CHAPTER II Selecting Objectives; Preliminary Theater Planning; The Pacific Military Conference; Preparation of the Directive of 28 March 1943; Footnotes; CHAPTER III ELKTON III: The Plan for CARTWHEEL; The Southwest Pacific Area; The Plan of Maneuver; The CARTWHEEL Operations; Footnotes; CHAPTER IV The Japanese; Japanese Command and Strategy; Japanese Offensives, January-June 1943; Japanese Strength and Dispositions, 30 June 1943; Footnotes 327 $aCHAPTER V CARTWHEEL Begins: The Southwest PacificCHRONICLE; Nassau Bay; Footnotes; CHAPTER VI TOENAILS: The Landings in New Georgia; South Pacific Organization; Preparations and Plans; Secondary Landings; Rendova; The Move to Zanana; Rice Anchorage; Footnotes; CHAPTER VII The Offensive Stalls; Japanese Plans; Operations of the Northern Landing Group; Operations of the Southern Landing Group; Casualties; Command and Reinforcements; Footnotes; CHAPTER VIII Griswold Takes Over; The Attack on Bairoko; Pressure on the Japanese; Preparations for the Corps Offensive; Footnotes 327 $aCHAPTER IX XIV Corps OffensivePlans; Ilangana and Shimizu Hill: The 43d Division; The Attack Against the Ridges: The 37th Division; Capture of the Airfield; Footnotes; CHAPTER X After Munda; The Airfield; Reinforcements; The Cleanup; Vella Lavella: The Bypass; Final Operations; Footnotes; CHAPTER XI The Markham Valley and the Huon Peninsula; Plans; Allied Air and Naval Preparations; Lae: The Seaborne Invasion; Nadzab: The Airborne Invasion; Strategic Reconsiderations; Advance Through the Ramu Valley; The Coastal Advance; Footnotes; CHAPTER XII The Invasion of Bougainville 327 $aThe Decision To Bypass RabaulThe General Plan; Air Operations in October; Forces and Tactical Plans; Preliminary Landings; Seizure of Empress Augusta Bay; Footnotes; CHAPTER XIII Exploiting the Beachhead; Air and Surface Action, 1-11 November; Operations Ashore; December Attacks Against Rabaul; Footnotes; CHAPTER XIV Crossing the Straits; Plans and Preparations; Preliminaries; Cape Gloucester; Saidor; Footnotes; CHAPTER XV Expanding Into the Bismarck Archipelago; General Plans; Reducing Rabaul and Kavieng; Seizure of the Green Islands; Footnotes; CHAPTER XVI Action in the Admiralties 327 $aThe DecisionThe Reconnaissance in Force; To the Shores of Seeadler Harbour; Lorengau; Footnotes; CHAPTER XVII Bougainville Counterattack; Preparations; Hill 700; Hill 260; Action by the Creeks; Footnotes; CHAPTER XVIII Finale: Emirau; Footnotes 330 $a WWII US Army Campaign in the Central Pacific 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zPapua New Guinea$zRabaul 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zPapua New Guinea 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zSolomon Islands 610 $aWorld War, 1939-1945 610 $aUnited States 610 $aHistory 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns 700 $aMiller$b John$0348190 712 02$aUnited States.$bDepartment of the Army.$bOffice of Military History, 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910714200203321 996 $aCARTWHEEL - The Reduction of Rabaul$93255945 997 $aUNINA