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02594aam a2200361 i 4500 001 FF1055446B5311E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 151102t20162016ncuab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2015039571 020 $a 0786473274 020 $a 9780786473274 035 $a (OCoLC)935268193 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c PUL $d YDXCP $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a u-nz--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a D767.98 N49 2016 100 1 $a Newell, Reg, $d 1954- $e author. 245 14 $a The battle for Vella Lavella : $b the Allied recapture of Solomon Islands territory, August 15-September 9, 1943 / $c Reg Newell. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2016] 300 $a viii, 268 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-262) and index. 505 0 $a Ordeals of fire and water -- The battleground-Vella Lavella: the "euphonious island" and the islanders -- The opposing forces -- The strategic situation in the South Pacific, 1943 -- The initial American invasion-15 August 1943 -- The Kiwis arrive -- The problem and the plan -- The pincers and the execution of Potter's plan -- "Man proposes, God disposes"-the isolated platoons -- The final push -- Consolidation and development -- Resonance and memory -- Chronology -- Appendices -- A: Naval order of battle, 15 August 1943 -- B: U.S. order of battle, 15 August 1943, ground units (Brigadier General McClure, U.S. Army) -- C: U.S. forces on Vella Lavella-1943 -- D: NZ battalion combat teams -- E: Japanese order of battle -- Glossary -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 520 2 $a "During World War II, the Solomon Islands became the scene of a titanic struggle between Allied and Japanese forces. This book is the first detailed examination of the struggle for Vella Lavella, covering the ground, air and sea battles and the involvement of American and New Zealand soldiers, the coastwatchers, South Pacific Scouts and the Islanders"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Solomon Islands. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Regimental histories $z New Zealand. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Regimental histories $z United States. 651 0 $a New Zealand $x History $x History $y World War, 1939-1945. 651 0 $a United States $x History $x History $y World War, 1939-1945. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826043632.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FF1055446B5311E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search