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I. The Crisis in the South and Southwest Pacific
Richard L. Watson, Duke University
Kramer J. Rohfleisch, San Diego State College |
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New Guinea and the Solomons |
3 |
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Richard L. Watson, Duke University
Kramer J. Rohfleisch, San Diego State College |
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| 2. |
The Battle for Guadalcanal |
37 |
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Kramer J. Rohfleisch, San Diego State College |
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| 3. |
The Thirteenth Air Force |
61 |
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Kramer J. Rohfleisch, San Diego State College |
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| 4. |
The Papuan Campaign |
92 |
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Richard L. Watson, Duke University |
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| 5. |
Battle of the Bismarck Sea |
129 |
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Richard L. Watson, Duke University |
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Huon Gulf and Peninsula |
163 |
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Richard L. Watson, Duke University |
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II. Target Rabaul
Kramer J. Rohfleisch, San Diego State College
James C. Olson, Nebraska State Historical Society
Capt. Berhardt L. Mortensen, Air Force Historical Division |
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The Central Solomons |
203 |
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Kramer J. Rohfleisch, San Diego State College |
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Bougainville |
245 |
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Kramer J. Rohfleisch, San DIego State College |
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| 9. |
The Gilberts and Marshalls |
281 |
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James C. Olson, Nebraska State Historical Society |
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Rabaul and Cape Gloucester |
311 |
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Capt. Bernhardt L. Mortensen, Air Force Historical Division |
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III. The North Pacific
Harry L. Coles, Ohio State University |
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The Aleutians Campaign |
359 |
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IV. China-Burma-India
Herbert Weaver, Vanderbilt University
Lee Bowen, Air Force Historical Division |
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The Tenth Air Force |
405 |
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Herbert Weaver, Vanderbilt University |
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| 13. |
Problems of Command |
435 |
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Herbert Weaver, Vanderbilt University
Lee Bowen, Air Force Historical Division |
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| 14. |
The Pattern of India-Burma Operations, 1943 |
460 |
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Herbert Weaver, Vanderbilt University |
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| 15. |
Allied Offensive in Burma |
494 |
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Lee Bowen, Air Force Historical Division |
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Fourteenth Air Force Operations, January 1943-June 1944 |
518 |
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Herbert Weaver, Vanderbilt University |
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V. Pacific Junction
Frank Futrell, Air Force Historical Division
Capt. Bernhardt L. Mortensen, Air Force Historical Division
James C. Olson, Nebraska State Historical Society |
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The Admiralties |
549 |
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Capt. Bernhardt L. Mortensen, Air Force Historical Division
Frank Futrell, Air Force Historical Division |
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Hollandia |
575 |
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Frank Futrell, Air Force Historical Division |
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Final Victory in New Guinea |
615 |
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Frank Futrell, Air Force Historical Division |
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| 20. |
The Marianas |
671 |
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James C. Olson, Nebraska State Historical Society
Capt. Bernhardt L. Mortensen, Air Force Historical Division |
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| Notes
(Footnotes are included/hyperlinked with each chapter.) |
| Glossary |
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| Index |
793 |
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Facing |
| The Prize of Guadalcanal |
62 |
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Japanese Airstrip, Lunga Point, 7 August 1942 |
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Henderson Field, August 1944 |
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| Port Moresby |
62 |
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The Harbor |
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Wards (8-Mile) Drome |
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| The Buna Area |
94 |
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Buna Mission |
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Sanananda Track |
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| Papua Airstrips |
94 |
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Kokoda, July 1942 |
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Dobodura, February 1943 |
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| Hit 'em High, Hit 'em Low |
142 |
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Direct Hit by B-24 |
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A-20 at Mast Height |
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| Battle of the Bismarck Sea |
142 |
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Wounded Destroyer |
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Low-Level Attack on Freighter |
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| Kenney's B-25's Get a Japanese Corvette |
142 |
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First Pass |
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On the Mark |
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| Death of a Sally, Bismarck Sea |
142 |
| Death of a Sally, Bismarck Sea |
142 |
| Enemy Bases Under Attack |
174 |
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Salamaua |
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Wewak |
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| Nadzab: Paratroop Landing, 5 September 1943 |
174 |
| Fifth Air Force Maintenance |
174 |
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Sheet Metal Shop, Port Moresby |
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B-25 "Strafer" |
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| New Guinea Manpower |
174 |
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As Tractor |
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As Steamroller |
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| Bougainville |
254 |
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Pre-invasion Bombing |
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Beachhead |
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| Airfield Development at Bougainville |
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| Airfield Development at Bougainville |
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| Airfield Development at Bougainville |
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| Air Evacuation of Casualties |
286 |
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By Thirteenth Air Force C-47 |
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By Liaison Plane in New Guinea |
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| Seventh Air Force: "One Damned Island After Another" |
286 |
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Nauru |
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Wotje |
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| Rabaul: Revetments, Vunakanau Airfield |
334 |
| Rabaul, 2 November 1943 |
334 |
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Parafrags along the Docks |
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One Maru Down |
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Direct Hit |
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Phosphorus Bombs on Airfield |
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| Isolation of Kavieng |
334 |
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Attack on Convoy off Kavieng |
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Direct Hit on Destroyer off Kavieng |
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| Maintenance: Heavy Bombers |
422 |
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Ladd Field, Alaska |
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Los Negros |
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| Fighters for China |
422 |
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Flying Tiger over China |
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Chinese and American Pilots |
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| Airlift to China |
438 |
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C-87 Returns from China to Texpur |
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C-46 over the Hump |
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| General Stratemeyer's Bosses |
438 |
| Airfield Construction, CBI |
494 |
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Cheng-kung, China |
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India Base |
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| Control Towers, CBI |
494 |
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Kunming, China |
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Jorhat, India |
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| Enemy Communications in Burma |
494 |
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Attack on Train, Mandalay-Yeu Railway |
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Bombing Meza Bridge, 30 January 1944 |
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| 7th Bombardment Group En Route to Burma Target |
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| Supply in Forward Areas |
590 |
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Open Dumps, Bougainville |
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Engineer Supplies, Los Negros |
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| Hollandia: Knockout of Enemy Air Power, 30 March-3 April 1944 |
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| Hollandia: Knockout of Enemy Air Power, 30 March-3 April 1944 |
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| Hollandia: Knockout of Enemy Air Power, 30 March-3 April 1944 |
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| Camp Areas |
590 |
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Mud at Finschhafen |
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Laundry and Shower at Hollandia |
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| D-Day for Green Islands; B-25's En Route to Rabaul Pass Invasion Fleet |
590 |
| AAF Fighters |
622 |
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P-39 Airacobras, Makin |
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Refueling P-38 Lightning, Middelburg |
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| Defensive Measures |
622 |
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Lookout on New Caledonia |
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Portable Radar, Noemfoor |
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Dispersal, Espiritu Santo |
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Antiaircraft Emplacement, Sansapor |
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| Postholing Enemy Airstrips |
622 |
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But, New Guinea |
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Wotje Atoll |
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| Rescue Operations |
654 |
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By PBY, Hermit Island |
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By Submarine, off Los Negros |
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P-47 Pilot, Noemfoor |
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| Air Supply by C-47 |
654 |
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Advance Strip, New Guinea |
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Airtrain to Finschhafen |
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Cargo Loading, Stirling Island |
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Supply Drop, Bougainville |
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| Noemfoor: Paratroop Landing |
654 |
| High-Altitude Bombing |
686 |
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Thirteenth Air Force, Biak |
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5th Bombardment Group, Yap |
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| Kwajalein as an American Base, April 1944 |
686 |
| Seventh Air Force over Truk |
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| The Enemy Scores |
686 |
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A-20 Hit by Flak, Kokas |
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B-24 Hit by Bomb, Funafuti |
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