Operation Goodtime and the Battle of the Treasury Islands, 1943 : the World War II invasion by United States and New Zealand forces /

Operation Goodtime and the Battle of the Treasury Islands, 1943 : the World War II invasion by United States and New Zealand forces /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Newell, Reg, 1954-
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012.
Description:	viii, 241 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	New Zealand. -- Army. -- Division, 3rd. -- Brigade, 8th. United States. -- Marine Corps. -- Marine Amphibious Corps, I. New Zealand. -- Army. -- Division, 3rd. -- Brigade, 8th. United States. -- Marine Corps. -- Marine Amphibious Corps, I. World War (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands. World War, 1939-1945 -- Amphibious operations. World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- New Zealand. World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, New Zealanders. Military campaigns. Regimental histories. New Zealand. Solomon Islands.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8932389

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ISBN:	9780786468492 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 0786468491 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-235) and index.
Summary:	"On October 27, 1943, a force of New Zealanders and Americans invaded the Treasury Islands in the South Pacific. The action marked the first time New Zealand forces took part in an opposed landing since Gallipoli. This account of the Allied seizure of the Treasury Islands stands as a tribute to the warriors who fought in this struggle"--

Table of Contents:

Meeting on Mono
The opposing forces
The gamble
The downed aviators, the Treasury Islanders and the Japanese
The Cowan patrols
Invasion: 27 October 1943
Goodtime
the air aspects
Loganforce at Soanatalu
desperate defense : 29 October to 3 November 1943
Consolidation and elimination of Japanese defenders
Aftermath and legacies
Appendices. A: composition of 8 Brigade, 3 NZ division
B: United States forces : the land component
C: The Allied naval component
D:The Japanese order of battle and weaponry
E: Distances to the Treasury Islands in nautical miles
F: Beaching times
G: Weapons of 8 Brigade, 3 NZ division
H: Uniforms and personal equipment of 3 NZ Division
Amphibious operations vessels
J: Order of battle: Goodtime assault landings
Chronology.