Rings Around Rabaul

The Japanese military plans for further expansion.

The Japanese load troops and supplies.

The Imperial Crest is on the bow of the Japanese ships.

Hirohito is doing a tour of the ships and troops.

They want to break the U.S. hold on Guadalcanal and New Guinea.

The harbor of Rabaul. There are 80,000 Japanese troops on Rabaul.

Japanese troops playing baseball.

Japanese planes fly out from Rabaul to attack U.S. ships.

Munda, which took five weeks to capture. In less than a week the Seebees are able to construct a usable runway.

Two hundred miles south of Munda, Guadalcanal has been made into a major base by the U.S.

An interesting photo. The planes are getting ready to attack Bougainville. The U.S. needs to take the island to use it to launch fighters that can protect heavy bombers from further away.

No sooner is the island taken than the Seebees start on making airfields.

The video then covers various sea battles that were fought in the area.

Four months after the landing some 40,000 Japanese troops that had been bypassed decide to start the battle up all over again.

Once the ring of airfields is constructed, Rabaul is attacked.



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