Verenigde Staten van Amerika – Official US Army wartime Report ”The Papuan campaign” – USMC – Pacific – full of MAPS/PHOTO”S – 1945

This rare 1945 published account of the PAPUAN CAMPAIGN deals with U.S. military operations in the pacific and specifically theBUNA - SANANANDA operaton area during the infamous battles here in. 1942/1943 against the Japanese. This study rounds out the account of the battle atr division level and below and relates the course of the units along this area. This fantastic book is THE bible related to the USA / Japanese operations in this area! It contains mindblowingly detailled maps, photo's, and very large amounts of information. I will let the photo's do the talking. Papuan Campaign: The Buna-Sanananda Operation (16 November 1942-23 January 1943) is one of a series of fourteen studies of World War II operations originally published by the War Department's Historical Division and now returned to print as part of the Army's commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of that momentous clash of arms. These volumes, prepared by professional historians shortly after the events described, provide a concise summary of some of the major campaigns and battles fought by American soldiers. The skillful combination of combat interviews with primary sources, many of which are now lost, gives these unassuming narratives a special importance to military historians. The careful... lees verder bij Catawiki