Top of the Ladder: Marine Operations in the Northern Solomons

by John C. Chapin

Transcriber's note: Table of Contents added by Transcriber and placed into the Public Domain.

Contents

• [Top of the Ladder: Marine Operations in the Northern Solomons]
  
• [SIDEBAR: Major General Allen H. Turnage, USMC]
  
• [Planning the Operation]
  
• [SIDEBAR: 3d Marine Division]
  
• [Diversionary Landings]
  
• [SIDEBAR: The Coastwatchers]
  
• [Battle at Sea]
  
• [Action Ashore: Koromokina]
  
• [SIDEBAR: 37th Infantry Division]
  
• [The Battle for Piva Trail]
  
• [SIDEBAR: War Dogs]
  
• [The Coconut Grove Battle]
  
• [SIDEBAR: Navajo Code Talkers]
  
• [SIDEBAR: ‘Corpsman!’]
  
• [Piva Forks Battle]
  
• [Hand Grenade Hill]
  
• [The Koiari Raid]
  
• [Hellzapoppin Ridge]
  
• [Epilogue]
  
• [Bougainville Finale]
  
• [Sources]
  
• [About the Author]
  
• [About this series of pamphlets]
  
• [Transcriber’s Notes]

Top of the Ladder:
Marine Operations in the
Northern Solomons

Marines in
World War II
Commemorative Series

By Captain John C. Chapin
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (Ret)

Riflemen clad in camouflage dungarees await the lowering of their landing craft from George Clymer (APA 27) for their dash to the beaches in their amphibious assault landing on Bougainville. (National Archives Photo 80-G-55810)

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