Operation Squarepeg : the Allied invasion of the Green Islands, February 1944 / Reg Newell.
Operation Squarepeg : the Allied invasion of the Green Islands, February 1944 / Reg Newell.
Operation Squarepeg : the Allied invasion of the Green Islands, February 1944 / Reg Newell.
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Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Call Numbers
G 2018/0605
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 213 pages ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The strategic landscape, January 1944 -- The opposing forces -- The "commando raid"; a reconnaissance in force -- Planning an amphibious invasion -- Bloody St. Valentine's Day; the ordeal of USS St. Louis -- Invasion -- The push inland -- Japanese resistance -- Tank and infantry action at Tanaheran...
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Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
"In late January 1944 a force of New Zealand soldiers and Allied specialists undertook a daring, behind the lines reconnaissance of the Japanese-held Green Islands of Papua New Guinea. The New Zealand Army's largest amphibious operation of World War II followed two weeks later"-- Provided by publisher.
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Operation Squarepeg : the Allied invasion of the Green Islands, February 1944 / Reg Newell.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2018/0605
Record Identifier
74VKVG457x2Z
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVG457x2Z
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ISBN
0786478381 paperback ; alkaline paper
9780786478385 paperback ; alkaline paper
DDC
940.5426592
MMS ID
991024155715602626
