The campaign on New Britain
Publisher: [Washington] Historical Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1952
Published: 1952
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: Contents; title: Foreword v; title: Preface vi; title: CHAPTER I. BACKGROUND 1; title: Geographical Notes, p. 1; title: Historical Summary, p. 2; title: Japanese Offensive Operations, p. 3; title: Target: Rabaul, p. 5; title: The Japanese on New Britain, p. 5; title: CHAPTER II. CONCEPT AND HIGH LEVEL PLANNING 11; title: The Southwest Pacific Area, p. 11; title: Strategic Considerations, p. 12; title: Tactical Planning, p. 15; title: CHAPTER III. FINAL PREPARATIONS 21; title: Training and Reequipment, p. 21; title: Intelligence Planning, p. 23; title: Naval and Air Participation, p. 29; title: Logistics, p. 32; title: Loading Out, p. 35; title: CHAPTER IV. THE ENEMY 36; title: Strength and Organization, p. 36; title: Terrain and Dispositions, p. 37; title: Morale and Physical Condition, p. 44; title: CHAPTER V. CAPE GLOUCESTER D-DAY 48; title: Thunder at Dawn, p. 48; title: The "Damp Flat", p. 51; title: The Gunners Had Their Problems, p. 58; title: Never a Dull Moment, p. 60; title: The Monsoon, p. 62; title: The Misconceptions of Matsuda, p. 63; title: Summing Up, p. 66; title: CHAPTER VI. SEIZURE OF THE AIRDROME 67; title: Advance of the 1st Marines, p. 67; title: Supply and Perimeter Problems, p. 70; title: Enter the 5th Marines, p. 73; title: The First Gets There First, p. 76; title: Behind the Airdrome, p. 77; title: Green Beach, p. 81; title: "Happy New Year", p. 87; title: CHAPTER VII. DRIVE TO THE SOUTHEAST 89; title: The ADC Command Group, p. 89; title: Colonel Katayama Guesses Wrong, p. 91; title: Suicide Creek, p. 95; title: Aogiri Ridge, p. 98; title: The Final Objective, p. 105; title: CHAPTER VIII. FLIGHT AND PURSUIT 113; title: The Vanishing Enemy, p. 113; title: Operations in the High Ground, p. 114; title: Eastern Area Patrols, p. 119; title: The Katabasis of Jiro Sato, p. 127; title: The Itni Patrol, p. 131; title: Rooke Island, p. 137; title: CHAPTER IX. FLASHBACK: ACTION AT ARAWE 140; title: Concept of Mission, p. 140; title: Arawe Z-Day, p. 141; title: The First Twelve Days, p. 143; title: Enter Tobuse and Komori, p. 145; title: Komori Makes a Noble Resolve, p. 148; title: Disillusionment of a "Hero", p. 149; title: CHAPTER X. TALASEA 152; title: Eastward to Talasea, p. 152; title: D-Day at Beach Red, p. 155; title: Bitokara, Talasea and Want, p. 159; title: The Navy at Willaumez, p. 164; title: The Fifth Mops Up, p. 166; title: CHAPTER XI. LONG TRAIL AWINDING 172; title: Sato, Komori & Company, p. 172; title: Contact at Kandoka, p. 176; title: Further Patrolling by 1st Marines, p. 179; title: Journey's End, p. 181; title: CHAPTER XII. CONCLUSION 182; title: The Marines Depart, p. 182; title: Summing Up, p. 182; title: Epilogue, p. 186; title: APPENDICES 188; title: I. Bibliography, p. 188; title: II. The Vegetation of New Britain and its Effect on Military Operations, p. 191; title: III. Some Explanation in Regard to Place Names, p. 196; title: IV. The Shore Party, p. 198; title: V. The Cape Gloucester Air Force, p. 202; title: VI. Chronology, p. 206; title: VII. Task Organization, p. 208; title: VIII. Command and Staff, p. 210; title: IX. Index, p. 215