The Gilbert and Ellice Islands—Pacific War

The Gilbert and Ellice Islands—Pacific War

Most books in this series focus on World War II campaigns. In 1942 the U.S. established air bases and PT boat moorings in the Ellice Islands to monitor Japanese progress in the Gilberts and stage pre-invasion bombing of Tarawa. Moran ends with coverage of the U.S. occupation of Makin and Tarawa; the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Air power history 2020-06, Vol.67 (2), p.52-53
1. Verfasser: Willingham, Frank
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Assaults
Islands
Military aircraft
Mooring
Moran, Jim
War
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Zusammenfassung:Most books in this series focus on World War II campaigns. In 1942 the U.S. established air bases and PT boat moorings in the Ellice Islands to monitor Japanese progress in the Gilberts and stage pre-invasion bombing of Tarawa. Moran ends with coverage of the U.S. occupation of Makin and Tarawa; the construction of airbases; and, the transfer of Seventh Air Force aircraft in preparation for the bombing of the Marshall Islands, the next step in the island-hopping campaign.
ISSN:1044-016X