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The Pacific
Contents
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Contents
| PAGE | ||
| Foreward | v | |
| Chapter 1: | Japan—Rise And Conquest | 1 |
| Chapter 2: | The Fiji Garrison— | |
| I: | New Zealand's Responsibility | 19 |
| II: | The First Force and Its Work | 26 |
| III: | From Pearl Harbour to Relief | 42 |
| Chapter 3: | Problems of Command and Employment— | |
| I: | America Plans the Offensive | 57 |
| II: | New Zealand Emerges in the Pacific Plan | 65 |
| Chapter 4: | Back to The Pacific— | |
| I: | The Third Division Emerges | 71 |
| II: | Move to New Caledonia | 87 |
| III: | Life Among the Niaoulis | 98 |
| IV: | Negotiations—Political and Service | 103 |
| V: | Training for Combat | 116 |
| Chapter 5: | Three Island Actions— | |
| I: | Vella Lavella | 125 |
| II: | The Treasuries | 142 |
| III: | The Waiting Period | 159 |
| IV: | The Capture of Green Islands | 168 |
| Chapter 6: | The End of A Division | 195 |
| Chapter 7: | The Battle for The Solomons— | |
| I: | Japanese Plans Defeated | 204 |
| II: | The Turning Point | 211 |
| III: | Crucial Action | 216 |
| IV: | The Japanese Move Back | 221 |
| Chapter 8: | The Coastwatchers | 228 |
| Chapter 9: | Navy and Air Force— | |
| I: | The Navy in the Solomons | 240 |
| II: | The Air Force Story | 245 page viii |
| Chapter 10: | Fiji Units in Action— | |
| I: | Training a Brigade Group | 261 |
| II: | Guerrillas in the Jungle | 264 |
| III: | Battalions Move to the Solomons | 272 |
| Chapter 11: | The Smaller Garrisons— | |
| I: | Fanning Island | 288 |
| II: | Tonga | 292 |
| III: | Norfolk Island | 300 |
| Chapter 12: | Occupation in Japan | 307 |
| Chapter 13: | Reflections | 318 |
| Appendices— | ||
| I: | Special Order by Major-General H. E. Barrowclough, 19 October 1944 | 327 |
| II: | Appeals for Assistance | 328 |
| III: | Directive to the Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Ocean Area | 334 |
| IV: | Letter from General Barrowclough to General Puttick, 24 May 1943 | 337 |
| V: | Special Order by General Barrowclough, 1 July 1943 | 341 |
| VI: | Interview with Governor Laigret, 18 December 1943 | 342 |
| VII: | Statement by Rt. Hon. P. Fraser on role of New Zealand's Armed Forces, September 1944 | 344 |
| VIII: | Appreciation by Lieutenant-General E. Puttick on Withdrawal of 2nd or 3rd NZ Division, 19 February 1944 | 346 |
| IX: | Appreciation by General Puttick on Strength of New Zealand Army overseas, 4 August 1944 | 353 |
| X: | Telegram from Mr. Fraser to Mr. Churchill, 9 September 1944 | 359 |
| XI: | Letter from Hon. W. Nash, New Zealand Minister in Washington, to President Roosevelt, 24 January 1944 | 360 |
| XII: | Japanese Army daily ration | 362 |
| Bibliography | 363 |