The Pacific

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Forewardv
Chapter 1:Japan—Rise And Conquest1
Chapter 2:The Fiji Garrison
I:New Zealand's Responsibility19
II:The First Force and Its Work26
III:From Pearl Harbour to Relief42
Chapter 3:Problems of Command and Employment
I:America Plans the Offensive57
II:New Zealand Emerges in the Pacific Plan65
Chapter 4:Back to The Pacific
I:The Third Division Emerges71
II:Move to New Caledonia87
III:Life Among the Niaoulis98
IV:Negotiations—Political and Service103
V:Training for Combat116
Chapter 5:Three Island Actions
I:Vella Lavella125
II:The Treasuries142
III:The Waiting Period159
IV:The Capture of Green Islands168
Chapter 6:The End of A Division195
Chapter 7:The Battle for The Solomons
I:Japanese Plans Defeated204
II:The Turning Point211
III:Crucial Action216
IV:The Japanese Move Back221
Chapter 8:The Coastwatchers228
Chapter 9:Navy and Air Force
I:The Navy in the Solomons240
II:The Air Force Story245

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Chapter 10:Fiji Units in Action
I:Training a Brigade Group261
II:Guerrillas in the Jungle264
III:Battalions Move to the Solomons272
Chapter 11:The Smaller Garrisons
I:Fanning Island288
II:Tonga292
III:Norfolk Island300
Chapter 12:Occupation in Japan307
Chapter 13:Reflections318
Appendices
I:Special Order by Major-General H. E. Barrowclough, 19 October 1944327
II:Appeals for Assistance328
III:Directive to the Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Ocean Area334
IV:Letter from General Barrowclough to General Puttick, 24 May 1943337
V:Special Order by General Barrowclough, 1 July 1943341
VI:Interview with Governor Laigret, 18 December 1943342
VII:Statement by Rt. Hon. P. Fraser on role of New Zealand's Armed Forces, September 1944344
VIII:Appreciation by Lieutenant-General E. Puttick on Withdrawal of 2nd or 3rd NZ Division, 19 February 1944346
IX:Appreciation by General Puttick on Strength of New Zealand Army overseas, 4 August 1944353
X:Telegram from Mr. Fraser to Mr. Churchill, 9 September 1944359
XI:Letter from Hon. W. Nash, New Zealand Minister in Washington, to President Roosevelt, 24 January 1944360
XII:Japanese Army daily ration362
Bibliography363

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Title: The Pacific

Author: Gillespie, Oliver A.

Editor: Howard Karl Kippenberger

Publication details: Historical Publications Branch, 1952, Wellington

Part of: The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945

This text is the subject of: ‘Something of Them Is Here Recorded’: Official History in New Zealand

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