In World War II, the United States Navy did an incredible job in the South Pacific, but at times the chaos turned to crisis and there were casualties. The Imperial Japanese were systematic planners and thinkers and they executed their strategy as best they could, luckily for us, the Western way of thinking provided us with the agility, tenacity, and will to win.
Most people today would like to put the World War II battles between the Japanese and Americans behind them. After all, the Japanese are one of our largest trading partners, and we are now friends. 50% of all Americans drive Japanese cars, and each one of us has Japanese products in our home. The Japanese also buy American products, and the United States military has a major base there.
Nevertheless, you must never forget your history or you are doomed to repeat it, or so someone once said. And therefore, I’d like to recommend a very good book to you on South Pacific World War II History, and things you probably don’t know. This is a book I have on my bookshelf along with a huge collection of World War II books, and one I’d recommend that you read, the name of the book is;
“Operation Bismarck Sea,” by Lawrence Cortest, 1977
“The incredible story of a patchwork allied air force that took on a Japanese naval armada and saved Australia from invasion.”
In this book you will learn about MacArthur’s “Operation Elkton” and Imaura “Operation 157″ and how historians tell us that weather, luck, skill, and will help does prevail in
- New Guinea
- Guadalcanal
- Eel of the Pacific
- Rabaul
Too many Americans do not know the history, of their grandfathers, and all they did in the Pacific, and how what they did change the world forever. Indeed, I hope you will please consider this, and consider reading this book, and other books like it. We should never let this history die. Think on it.
South Pacific WWII History - Book Review
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