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Top of the Ladder: Marine Operations in the Northern Solomons by John C. Chapin | Full Audio Book

Top of the Ladder: Marine Operations in the Northern Solomons by John C. Chapin (1920 - 2008) Genre(s): War & Military Read by: Aaron Bennett in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 1 - Top of the Ladder: Marine Operations in the Northern Solomons 00:14:04 - 02 - Chapter 2 - Planning the Operation 00:25:02 - 03 - Chapter 3 - Diversionary Landings 00:39:58 - 04 - Chapter 4 - Battle at Sea; and Action Ashore: Koromokina 00:57:15 - 05 - Chapter 5 - The Battle for Piva Trail 01:05:47 - 06 - Chapter 6 - The Coconut Grove Battle 01:20:43 - 07 - Chapter 7 - Piva Forks Battle 01:31:52 - 08 - Chapter 8 - Hand Grenade Hill; The Koiari Raid; and Hellzapoppin Ridge 01:52:32 - 09 - Chapter 9 - Epilogue; and Bougainville Finale The objectives assigned on Bougainville were to seize a substantial beachhead and build airstrips. Then American planes could assure final neutralization of the Japanese airfields at Kahili, Buka, and Bonis airfields at the north and south ends of Bougainville. Facing the invading Marines was a formidable enemy force dispersed on the island. At Buin, for instance, there were 21,800 Japanese. Responsible for the defense was an old adversary, Lieutenant General Haruyoshi Hyakutake, commander of the Seventeenth Army, and the man the Marines had defeated at Guadalcanal. His main force was the 6th Division. - Summary by John C. Chapin More information: https://librivox.org/top-of-the-ladde... LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)