United States Army in WWII - the Pacific - CARTWHEEL : [Illustrated Edition]

• Autore: Miller Jr John
• Pubblicazione: San Francisco : , : Verdun Press, , 2013; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (519 pages)
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- DEDICATION -- TABLES -- CHARTS -- MAPS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- FOREWORD -- THE AUTHOR -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER I - The Strategic Background -- Early Pacific Strategy -- The Casablanca Conference -- CHAPTER II - Selecting Objectives -- Preliminary Theater Planning -- General MacArthur's Plans -- Admiral Halsey's Plan -- The Pacific Military Conference -- The ELKTON Plan -- Preparation of the Directive of 28 March 1943 -- Timing -- Command -- The 28 March Directive -- CHAPTER III - ELKTON III: The Plan for CARTWHEEL -- The Southwest Pacific Area -- Command Structure -- Geography -- Coastwatching -- The Plan of Maneuver -- The CARTWHEEL Operations -- Forces and Missions -- The Intelligence Estimate -- CHAPTER IV - The Japanese -- Japanese Command and Strategy -- Japanese Offensives, January-June 1943 -- The Attack Against Wau -- The Battle of the Bismarck Sea -- Road Building -- The I Operation -- Ambush Over Kahili -- The Big Raid -- Japanese Strength and Dispositions, 30 June 1943 -- CHAPTER V - CARTWHEEL Begins: The Southwest Pacific -- CHRONICLE -- Plans and Preparations -- The Advance Parties -- The Landings -- Base Development -- Nassau Bay -- Plans and Preparations -- The Enemy -- Landing of the MacKechnie Force -- CHAPTER VI - TOENAILS: The Landings in New Georgia -- South Pacific Organization -- Preparations and Plans -- The Target -- Logistic Preparations -- Tactical Plans -- Secondary Landings -- Segi Point -- Wickham Anchorage -- Viru Harbor -- Rendova -- The Move to Zanana -- Rice Anchorage -- CHAPTER VII - The Offensive Stalls -- Japanese Plans -- Operations of the Northern Landing Group -- The March to Dragons Peninsula -- Capture of Enogai Inlet -- Road block North of Munda -- Operations of the Southern Landing Group -- From Zanana to the Barike River -- The Approach to the Main Defenses -- Laiana Beachhead. ; The Seizure of Reincke Ridge -- Casualties -- Command and Reinforcements -- CHAPTER VIII - Griswold Takes Over -- The Attack on Bairoko -- Pressure on the Japanese -- The 172d Infantry -- Kelley Hill -- The Enemy Counterattacks -- Preparations for the Corps Offensive -- Commitment of the 37th Division -- Reorganization -- Air Support -- CHAPTER IX - XIV Corps Offensive -- Plans -- The American Plan -- Enemy Positions and Plans -- Ilangana and Shimizu Hill: The 43d Division -- The Attack Against the Ridges: The 37th Division -- Bartley Ridge and Horseshoe Hill -- Advance and Withdrawal of the 148th Infantry -- Capture of the Airfield -- The Japanese Withdrawal -- Jungle Techniques and Problems -- Munda is yours -- CHAPTER X - After Munda -- The Airfield -- Reinforcements -- The Cleanup -- North to Bairoko -- The Japanese Evacuation -- Baanga -- Vella Lavella: The Bypass -- Reconnaissance -- Plans -- Seizure of Barakoma -- Capture of Horaniu -- Final Operations -- Arundel -- The Japanese Evacuation -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER XI - The Markham Valley and the Huon Peninsula -- Plans -- The Allies -- The Enemy -- Allied Air and Naval Preparations -- Increases in Air Strength -- Operations -- The Salamaua Attack, 1 July-12 September 1943 -- Lae: The Seaborne Invasion -- The Landing -- The Advance Westward -- Nadzab: The Airborne Invasion -- The Jump -- The Advance Against Lae -- The Japanese Evacuation -- Strategic Reconsiderations -- The Japanese Pull Back -- Allied Decisions -- Advance Through the Ramu Valley -- The Coastal Advance -- Finschhafen -- The Counterattack -- Satelberg to Sio -- CHAPTER XII - The Invasion of Bougainville -- The Decision To Bypass Rabaul -- The General Plan -- Air Operations in October -- The Fifth Air Force -- Air Command, Solomons -- The Japanese -- Forces and Tactical Plans -- The Allies -- The Japanese -- Preliminary Landings. ; The Treasuries -- The Choiseul Raid -- Seizure of Empress Augusta Bay -- Supporting Operations -- Approach to the Target -- The Landings -- Air Attacks and Unloading -- CHAPTER XIII - Exploiting the Beachhead -- Air and Surface Action, 1-11 November -- Operations Ashore -- More Troops -- Expansion of the Perimeter -- The XIV Corps Takes Over -- December Attacks Against Rabaul -- CHAPTER XIV - Crossing the Straits -- Plans and Preparations -- Selecting Targets -- Setting Dates -- ALAMO Force Plans -- The Enemy -- Air Operations -- Preliminaries -- Arawe -- The Landings -- Operations, 16 December 1943-10 February 1944 -- Cape Gloucester -- The Landings -- Capture of the Airfield -- The Japanese Withdrawal -- Base Development -- Saidor -- Preparations and Plans -- Seizing Saidor -- Base Development -- Junction With the Australians -- CHAPTER XV - Expanding Into the Bismarck Archipelago -- General Plans -- Reducing Rabaul and Kavieng -- Seizure of the Green Islands -- Plans and Preparations -- The Landings -- CHAPTER XVI - Action in the Admiralties -- The Decision -- First Plans -- The Target: Enemy Dispositions -- Prepare for Immediate Reconnaissance in Force -- The Reconnaissance in Force -- Preparations -- The Landings -- Remain Here -- To the Shores of Seeadler Harbour -- Seizure of Momote Airfield -- Ezaki Attacks Again -- The Advance -- Lorengau -- Plans and Preparations -- The Landing at Lugos -- The Advance East: The Airfield and the Village -- Base Development -- CHAPTER XVII - Bougainville Counterattack -- Preparations -- The Approach -- XIV Corps Defenses -- The Japanese Plan of Attack -- Hill 700 -- Hill 260 -- Action by the Creeks -- CHAPTER XVIII - Finale: Emirau -- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER -- Bibliographical Note -- Official Records -- Papers of the Combined and Joint Chiefs of Staff -- Army Records -- Navy Records. ; Marine Corps Records -- Japanese Records -- Miscellaneous -- Manuscript Histories -- Published Works -- Glossary -- Basic Military Map Symbols -- TABLE OF CONTENTS.
• Altri titoli varianti: United States Army in WWII; United States Army In WWII - The Pacific - CARTWHEEL
• Titolo autorizzato: United States Army in WWII - the Pacific - CARTWHEEL
• ISBN: 1-78289-401-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910163196803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: United States Army in WWII