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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
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- “Red cloth hardcover with some soiling. The spine is bumped. Some wear to the dj as well.”
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781927187838
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Exisle Publishing Pty The Limited
ISBN-10
1927187834
ISBN-13
9781927187838
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215982284
Product Key Features
Book Title
Pacific Star : 3nz Division in the South Pacific in World War II
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Topic
Military / World War II, Australia & New Zealand, Oceania
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
29.3 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-392546
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
940.541293
Table Of Content
AcknowledgementsNote on nomenclaturePreface1. The Great Pacific War: A brief overview2. Defence Dilemmas and Strategic Nightmares3. New Zealand's Achilles Heel: The vulnerable northern approaches4. Into the Pacific: Fijian genesis5. Japan Enters the War6. Confusion and Obfuscation: Forming a division7. Growing Pains8. New Caledonia: The land of the Niaouli trees9. To the Solomons: Into the forward area10. Fighting on Vella Lavella: Initiation to battle11. The Treasury Islands: Operating Goodtime - A Diversionary Operation12. The Green Islands: Operation Squarepeg13. Death of a Division14. 'Mud, Mosquitos and Monotony': The hard slog15. Columbia's Apprentice: Fighting with the Americans16. Aftermath17. The Achievements of 3NZ DivisionNotes Appendix: The organisation of 3NZ Division at its height, early 1943, New CaledoniaGlossaryBibliographyIndex
Synopsis
The war in the South Pacific saw some of the most gruelling fighting of World War Two. Conditions were unpleasant - fetid heat, torrential downpours and hostile flora and fauna - while the Japanese enemy were ruthless and would often fight to the last man. Amphibious warfare, jungle warfare and the need to co-operate with our American ally all meant that new demands were made on New Zealand soldiers. Yet the war in the South Pacific came to be seen as an easy war, generally overlooked (with the exception of Guadalcanal) by historians. From ignorance of what the soldiers were called upon to endure, the notion arose that service in the South Pacific was somehow less worthy than the 'real war' in Europe against the Nazis. This attitude continued in the post-war world and today the soldiers of 3NZ Division are all but forgotten. Pacific Star sets the record straight, shedding new light on the sacrifices and tribulations which the soldiers of 3NZ Division had to endure in the service of the Allied cause. The book covers their initial deployment in Fiji and New Caledonia, and describes the major battles the division fought in the Solomons: Vella Lavella, the Treasury Islands and the Green Islands, as well as their sometimes strained relationship with the US military. Reg Newell has interviewed veterans for this book, which includes new maps and previously unpublished photographs., The war in the South Pacific saw some of the most gruelling fighting of World War Two. Conditions were unpleasant - fetid heat, torrential downpours and hostile flora and fauna - while the Japanese enemy were ruthless and would often fight to the last man. Amphibious warfare, jungle warfare and the need to co-operate with their American allies all meant that extra demands were made on New Zealand soldiers.Yet the war in the South Pacific came to be perceived as an easy war and, with the exception of Guadalcanal, was generally overlooked by historians. From ignorance of what the soldiers were called upon to endure, the notion arose that service in the South Pacific was somehow less worthy than the 'real war' in Europe against the Nazis. This attitude continued in the postwar world, and today the soldiers of 3NZ Division are all but forgotten.Pacific Star sets the record straight, shedding new light on the sacrifices and tribulations which the soldiers of 3NZ Division had to endure in the service of the Allied cause. The book covers their initial deployment in Fiji and New Caledonia and describes the major battles the division fought in the Solomons - Vella Lavella, the Treasury Islands and the Green Islands - as well as their sometimes strained relationship with the US military. Reg Newell has interviewed veterans for this important book, which includes new maps and previously unpublished photographs., Fighting alongside American forces, New Zealand soldiers mastered the complexities of amphibious and jungle warfare in one of the most gruelling campaigns of World War 2. This is their story., The war in the South Pacific saw some of the most gruelling fighting of World War Two. Conditions were unpleasant - fetid heat, torrential downpours and hostile flora and fauna - while the Japanese enemy were ruthless and would often fight to the last man. Amphibious warfare, jungle warfare and the need to co-operate with their American allies all meant that extra demands were made on New Zealand soldiers. Yet the war in the South Pacific came to be perceived as an easy war and, with the exception of Guadalcanal, was generally overlooked by historians. From ignorance of what the soldiers were called upon to endure, the notion arose that service in the South Pacific was somehow less worthy than the 'real war' in Europe against the Nazis. This attitude continued in the postwar world, and today the soldiers of 3NZ Division are all but forgotten. Pacific Star sets the record straight, shedding new light on the sacrifices and tribulations which the soldiers of 3NZ Division had to endure in the service of the Allied cause. The book covers their initial deployment in Fiji and New Caledonia and describes the major battles the division fought in the Solomons - Vella Lavella, the Treasury Islands and the Green Islands - as well as their sometimes strained relationship with the US military. Reg Newell has interviewed veterans for this important book, which includes new maps and previously unpublished photographs.
LC Classification Number
D767.851
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