Brisbane / Finschhafen / Gloucester / Washington / D.C. / Casablanca / Port Moresby / New / Washington / Anchorage / /
Company
MacArthur / Solomons Group / New Guinea / /
Continent
Africa / Europe / /
Country
Germany / Italy / Solomon Islands / Guinea / Japan / United States / Soviet Union / Australia / United Kingdom / Philippines / Papua New Guinea / /
Event
Person Communication and Meetings / Person Travel / /
Facility
Viru Harbor / U.S. Army Center of Military History / After Pearl Harbor / MacArthur’s headquarters / Vila airfield / port of Rabaul / /
IndustryTerm
workable solution / /
NaturalFeature
Enogai Inlet / Rendova / Bismarck Archipelago / Kiriwina island / Russell Islands / New Georgia islands / Woodlark island / Philippine Islands / Kolombangara / New Britain / Rendova Island / Shortland Islands / Pacific Ocean / Coral Sea / New Guinea coast / Vangunu / /
Organization
Southwest Pacific Area / American and Australian Army / U.S. Army Center of Military History / Japanese military / Army / navy / Imperial Navy / Imperial Japanese Army / South Pacific Area / United States Army / U.S. Army / Allied High Command / German army / Western Force / United States Navy / Marine Amphibious Assault Corps / Eastern Force / /
Person
GORDON R. SULLIVAN / Chester W. Nimitz / William F. Halsey / Ernest J. King / Clayton B. Vogel / Millard F. Harmon / Stephen J. Lofgren / Theodore S. Wilkinson / Douglas MacArthur / Richmond Kelly Turner / Aaron Bohrod / /
PoliticalEvent
primary / /
Position
Major General / amphibious commander / General / Chief / Lt. Gen. / King / Chief of Staff / commander / Admiral / deputy / /
1 Introduction World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind. However, the half century that now separates us from that conflict has exacted its toll on our collective knowledge