Far East Naval Theatre of World War II - Operation Ke, Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Allied Submarines in the Pacific War, Battle of the Philippine S (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: Operation Ke, Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Allied submarines in the Pacific War, Battle of the Philippine Sea, Battle of Wake Island, Take Ichi convoy, Operation Kita, Battle of Dutch Harbor, Battle of the Komandorski Islands, Operation I-Go, Battle of Kolombangara, Battle of Kula Gulf, Battle of Blackett Strait, First Bombardment of Midway, Invasion of Lingayen Gulf, Action of 5 July 1942, Battle off Horaniu, Organization of the Imperial Japanese Navy Alaskan Strike Group, Battle of Tokyo Bay, Wake Island order of battle. Excerpt: Operation Ke ) was the largely successful withdrawal of Japanese forces from Guadalcanal at the conclusion of the Guadalcanal Campaign of World War II. The operation took place between 14 January and 7 February 1943, and involved both army and navy forces under the overall direction of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters (IGH). Commanders of the operation included Isoroku Yamamoto and Hitoshi Imamura. The Japanese decided to withdraw and concede Guadalcanal to Allied forces for several reasons. All attempts by the Japanese army to recapture Henderson Field, the airfield on Guadalcanal in use by Allied aircraft, had failed with heavy losses for the Japanese. Japanese ground forces on the island were beginning to die in large numbers from starvation and lack of adequate medical care. Japanese naval forces in the area were also suffering heavy losses attempting to reinforce and resupply the Japanese forces on the island. These losses, plus the projected resources needed for more attempts to recapture Guadalcanal, were affecting strategic security and operations in other areas of the Japanese Empire. The decision to withdraw was endorsed by Emperor Hirohito on 31 December 1942. The operation began on January 14 with the delivery of a battalion of infantry troops to Guadalcanal to...