Volume II,
Isolation of Rabaul

 

Part I      STRATEGIC SITUATION – SPRING 1943

Chapter 1      Setting the Stage

Chapter 2      The Opening Moves

Chapter 3      Order of Battle

 

Part II      TOENAILS OPERATION

Chapter 1      Objective: New Georgia

Chapter 2      ELKTON Underway

Chapter 3      Munda Victory

Chapter 4      The Dragons Peninsula Campaign

Chapter 5      End of the Campaign

 

Part III      THE NORTHERN SOLOMONS OPERATIONS

Chapter 1      Continuing the Pressure

Chapter 2      Diversionary Asaults

Chapter 3      Assault of Cape Torokina

Chapter 4      Holding the Beachhead

Chapter 5      Advance to Piva Forks

Chapter 6      End of a Mission

 

Part IV      THE NEW BRITAIN CAMPAIGN

Chapter 1      New Britain Prelude

Chapter 2      The Enemy: Terrain and Troops

Chapter 3      DEXTERITY Landings

Chapter 4     Capture of the Airfields

Chapter 5      The Drive to Borgen Bay

Chapter 6      Eastward to Iboki

Chapter 7      Talasca and Beyond

Chapter 8      Conclusion

 

Part V      MARINE AIR AGAINST RABAUL

Chapter 1      Target: Rabaul

Chapter 2      Approach March

Chapter 3      Knockout by Torokina

 

Part VI      CONCLUSION

Chapter 1      Encirclemen

Chapter 2      Appraisal