South Pacific Cauldron: World War II's Great Forgotten Battlegrounds
"For decades the history of the Guadalcanal campaign has dominated the South Pacific literature available to new generations of readers. But there was much more to the fighting in that area, as Alan Rems demonstrates in this well-researched history of a major theater of World War II. The fighting against a determined Japanese enemy was complicated by the command issues involving not only American interservice cooperation, but also those with Allies, notably Australia. Air and sea power were valuable contributors to the capture of island after island and to eventual victory."--Paul Stillwell, naval historian and author ofThe Golden Thirteen: Reflections of the First Black Naval OfficersandSubmarine Stories: Recollections from the Diesel Boats"South Pacific Cauldronis a first-rate account of the brutal and important fighting that occurred in the Solomon Islands and New Guinea during World War II. By examining the campaign from the American, Australian, and Japanese perspectives, Alan Rems provides military history buffs with a fine starting point for the overlooked military operations in one of the world's most hostile environments."--Stephen R. Taaffe, author ofMarshall and His Generals: U.S. Army Commanders in World War IIandMacArthur's Jungle War: The 1944 New Guinea Campaign