THE CAMPAIGN ON NEW BRITAIN
Lt. Col. Frank O. Hough, USMCR (br)and Major John A. Crown USMC
NEW. Battery Press, Nashville,
1992. Reprinted from the 1952 edition. Gilt lettering &
decorations on red cloth with pictorial red, black & white dust jacket.
8.5x11. Profusely illustrated with photographs, charts & maps. Appendices,
index, 220 pp. Main headings in table of contents as follows: Background; Concept and High Level Planning; Final Preparations; The Enemy; Cape Gloucester D-Day; Seizure of the Airdrome; Drive to the Southeast; Flight and Pursuit; Flashback: Action at Arawe; Talasea; Long Trail A’Winding; Conclusion.
Appendicies as follows: Bibliography; The Vegetaion of New Britain and its Effect on Military Operations; Some Explanation in Regard to Place Names; The Shore Party; The Cape Gloucester Air Force; Chronology; Task Organization; Command and Staff.
$38.00
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