THE RENEWED ASSAULT ON THE JAPS IN THE SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC
... Of the four separate operations begun simultaneously by Allied troops on a 700-mile front extending from New Guinea on the west to New Georgia on the east, the last-named-- that against New Georgia-- unfolded itself as an amphibious operation of considerable complexity. Owing to the number of Japanese troops which were understood to be occupying various positions on the islands, the assault ...