| Item title: | Characteristics of American combat methods on Guadalcanal |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/5) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) publications |
| AJRP sub-series: | ATIS enemy publications |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 5/5 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-56 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 8 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Information report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 21/11/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, MILITARY OPERATIONS, WAR - INTELLIGENCE, JUNGLE WARFARE |
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| Japanese unit names: | Kawa Force Operations Sect |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands) Guadalcanal [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Solomon Islands] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured on 17 September 1943. This item contains an assessment of US combat methods as employed on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, including offensive strategy, attack formation, defence, "camp duties" and the weaknesses of US strategy. It also contains a rudimentary diagram of the organisation of US positions. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:06:43 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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