Coast Watching In The Solomon Islands

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Coast Watching In World War Ii

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Author : A. B. Feuer
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2006

Coast Watching In World War Ii written by A. B. Feuer and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.

Vivid firsthand accounts of a secret organization whose existence was denied during the war. Maps pinpoint coast-watching locations.

Coast Watching In The Solomon Islands

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Author : A. B. Feuer
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1992-05-21

Coast Watching In The Solomon Islands written by A. B. Feuer and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-05-21 with History categories.

The Bougainville Reports--by Jack Read, Paul Mason, and other coast watchers--are vivid accounts of the coast watching activities on Buka and Bougainville Islands in the Solomon Islands chain during World War II and describe in detail one of the most successful intelligence operations of the war. By the time war came to the South Pacific on December 8, 1941, an excellent intra-district communication network had already been established on Bougainville. A daily system of radio reporting was put into effect by Lieutenant Commander Eric Feldt, who later wrote: Few realized that when the first waves of United States Marines landed on the bitterly contested beaches of Guadalcanal, coast watchers on Bougainville, New Georgia, and other islands were sending warning signals of impending Japanese air raids almost two hours before enemy aircraft formations appeared over the island. Japanese shipping and aircraft activity was monitored and news of spottings was telegraphed to Guadalcanal Headquarters. Information on shipping was directly responsible for the American victory in November 1942, when 12 Japanese transports, loaded with reinforcements, were intercepted and destroyed. Jack Read summarized his activities as follows: Reviewing the course of our operations, we can see that coast watching on that most northerly peg of the Solomons had fulfilled its mission long before we were driven out--and to a far greater effect than even we realized. During the early and uncertain days of the American struggle to wrest Guadalcanal from the Japanese, the reports and timely warnings from Bougainville were directly responsible for the enemy's defeat. Admiral William Halsey praised the work of the coast watchers and said that the intelligence information from Bougainville saved Guadalcanal and that Guadalcanal saved the South Pacific. These edited reports tell the remarkable story of Read, Mason, and other coast watchers and depict their struggles for survival in the Japanese-patrolled jungles of Bougainville. They provide a fascinating account that will intrigue historians, World War II and espionage buffs, and students.

The Coastwatchers Operation Ferdinand And The Fight For The South Pacific

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Author : Eric A. Feldt
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2019-08-17

The Coastwatchers Operation Ferdinand And The Fight For The South Pacific written by Eric A. Feldt and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-17 with History categories.

The Coastwatchers is the fascinating story of the unsung heroic civilian spotters of World War 2 who roamed the coastlines of their home islands and reported back enemy sightings to Allied Intelligence. Author Eric Feldt led Operation Ferdinand, part of the build-up to the Normandy landings, in which the Coastwatchers, by this time on the US Navy's payroll, played a critical role. His intimate knowledge of Ferdinand, and his familiarity with the Coastwatchers of the Pacific islands, provides a unique perspective on this little known but important chapter of military history.

Fire Over The Islands The Coast Watchers Of The Solomons

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Author : Dick Crofton Horton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date :

Fire Over The Islands The Coast Watchers Of The Solomons written by Dick Crofton Horton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.

Fire Over The Islands

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Author : D. C. Horton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970

Fire Over The Islands written by D. C. Horton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with categories.

Lonely Vigil

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Author : Walter Lord
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2012-03-06

Lonely Vigil written by Walter Lord and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-06 with History categories.

From the bestselling author of Day of Infamy: In the bloodiest island combat of WWII, one group of men kept watch from behind Japanese lines. The Solomon Islands was where the Allied war machine finally broke the Japanese empire. As pilots, marines, and sailors fought for supremacy in Guadalcanal, Bougainville, and the Slot, a lonely group of radio operators occupied the Solomon Islands’ highest points. Sometimes encamped in comfort, sometimes exposed to the elements, these coastwatchers kept lookout for squadrons of Japanese bombers headed for Allied positions, holding their own positions even when enemy troops swarmed all around. They were Australian-born but Solomon-raised, and adept at survival in the unforgiving jungle environment. Through daring and insight, they stayed one step ahead of the Japanese, often sacrificing themselves to give advance warning of an attack. In Lonely Vigil, Walter Lord, the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of A Night to Remember and The Miracle of Dunkirk, tells of the survivors of the campaign and what they risked to win the war in the Pacific.

Solomon Islands Mysteries

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Author : Marius Boirayon
language : en
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Release Date : 2010-04-20

Solomon Islands Mysteries written by Marius Boirayon and has been published by SCB Distributors this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-20 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.

Near where the sunken warships of the Battle of Guadalcanal lie, glowing UFOs rise out of the Pacific, fly into the mountains and disappear into jungle lakes. Here, a tropical paradise exists with inexplicable, ancient ruins and puzzling writings of an unknown culture. Steamy, rugged mountain ranges are inhabited by strange Sasquatch-like creatures. They have come down to the villages to kidnap the locals for generations. Terrifying stories of abduction and cannibalism are passed on by the villagers to their children. These are some of the incredible tales that the Solomon Islanders have lived with for decades and you will read about in this spellbinding book. Author Marius Boirayon is the son of the World War II central France maquis (resistance) leader, and grew up in Mount Hagen in the Papua New Guinea Highlands. Following a career in the Royal Australian Air Force and as an aircraft/helicopter engineer working in outback Australia, he decided in 1995 to go to the Solomon Islands to live.

Solomon Islanders In World War Ii

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Author : Anna Annie Kwai
language : en
Publisher: ANU Press
Release Date : 2017-12-18

Solomon Islanders In World War Ii written by Anna Annie Kwai and has been published by ANU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-18 with History categories.

The Solomon Islands Campaign of World War II has been the subject of many published historical accounts. Most of these accounts present an ‘outsider’ perspective with limited reference to the contribution of indigenous Solomon Islanders as coastwatchers, scouts, carriers and labourers under the Royal Australian Navy and other Allied military units. Where islanders are mentioned, they are represented as ‘loyal’ helpers. The nature of local contributions in the war and their impact on islander perceptions are more complex than has been represented in these outsiders’ perspectives. Islander encounters with white American troops enabled self-awareness of racial relationships and inequality under the colonial administration, which sparked struggles towards recognition and political autonomy that emerged in parts of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate in the postwar period. Exploitation of postwar military infrastructure by the colonial administration laid the foundation for later sociopolitical upheaval experienced by the country. In the aftermath of the 1998 crisis, the supposed unity and pride that prevailed among islanders during the war has been seen as an avenue whereby different ethnic identities can be unified. This national unification process entailed the construction of the ‘Pride of our Nation’ monument that aims to restore the pride and identity of Solomon Islanders.

The Solomon Islands And Their Natives

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Author : Henry Brougham Guppy
language : en
Publisher: London : S. Sonneschein, Lowrey
Release Date : 1887

The Solomon Islands And Their Natives written by Henry Brougham Guppy and has been published by London : S. Sonneschein, Lowrey this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with Geology categories.

The Search For The Islands Of Solomon 1567 1838

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Author : Colin Jack-Hinton
language : en
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Release Date : 1969

The Search For The Islands Of Solomon 1567 1838 written by Colin Jack-Hinton and has been published by Clarendon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with History categories.