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Title:Coast Watching in World War II : Operations Against the Japanese in the Solomon Islands, 1941-43 Series
Series:(Stackpole Military History Series)
Author:A B Feuer
ISBN:0811733297 : 9780811733298
Illustrations:16 b/w photos, 12 maps
Format:Paperback
Size:155x230mm
Pages:208
Weight: .453 Kg.
Published:Stackpole Books - July 2006
List Price: 10.5 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Military history: World history: Second World War


From their perches on islands such as Buka and Bougainville, coast watchers -- for the most part, Australian civilians -- monitored Japanese shipping and aircraft activity. They played a pivotal role during the battle for Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, when their intelligence facilitated the interception and destruction of twelve Japanese transports. These reports from the participants themselves provide a fascinating account that will intrigue historians as well as World War II and espionage buffs.