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The war in the South Pacific : rare photographs from wartime archives

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  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    The war in the South Pacific : rare photographs from wartime archives
  • Other Name

    Images of war (Series)

  • Primary Maker

     Jonathan Diamond (Author)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Pen & Sword Military
  • Place
  • Date
    2017
  • Physical Description

    236 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

  • ISBN/ISSN
    9781473870611
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

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  • Subject Category
  • Content
    1. Overview of the South Pacific campaign
    2. Stepping-stones after Guadalcanal
    3. New Georgia invasion and assault on Munda (Operation Toenails)
    4. Bougainville invasion at Empress Augusta Bay (Operation Cherry Blossom) and beachhead expansion
    5. Japanese counterattack and perimeter defence, March 1944
    6. Australian action on Bougainville, November 1944-August 1945.
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns-- Pacific Area--Pictorial works]

    Includes bibliographical references (page 236).

  • Collection Type
    Pou Maumahara
    Reading Room
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023

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