Marines in World War II Commemorative Series
 
Contents
Introduction
Two Secondary Landings
MacArthur's Marines
The Japanese in Western New Britain
Establishing the Beachhead
The Capture of the Cape Gloucester Airfields
Clearing the Shores of Borgen Bay
The Mopping-up Begins in the West
The Landings at Volupai
Final Combat and Relief
Sources
Biographies
Maj. Gen. William H. Rupertus
Special Subjects
The Fortress of Rabaul
The Jungle Battlefield
Rain and Biting Insects
An Improvised Air Force
New Weapons in the Division's Arsenal

Cape Gloucester: The Green Inferno
by Bernard C. Nalty


A Marine patrol crosses a flooded stream and probes for the enemy in the forests of New Britain. Department of Defense (USMC) photo 72290



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Commemorative Series produced by the Marine Corps History and Museums Division