Coast Watching in World War 2 : Operations Against the Japanese on the Solomon Islands, 1941-43 Paperback / softback
by A. B. Feuer
Part of the Stackpole Military History Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
The Allied coast watching network in the Solomons was one of the most successful intelligence operations of World War II.
From their perches on jungle islands like Bougainville, coast watchers tracked Japanese shipping, sent warnings of impending air raids, and played a pivotal role during the 1942 battle of Guadalcanal when their information helped the U.S.
Navy intercept and destroy twelve Japanese transports.
Their existence was denied during the war, but the coast watchers' remarkable stories of espionage and survival come to life in these firsthand accounts.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages, 16 b/w photos & 12 maps
- Publisher:Stackpole Books
- Publication Date:15/06/2006
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- ISBN:9780811733298
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages, 16 b/w photos & 12 maps
- Publisher:Stackpole Books
- Publication Date:15/06/2006
- Category:
- ISBN:9780811733298
