Confidential Report of the History of the Buna Campaign. Dec. 1, 1942 - Jan. 25, 1943.
Melbourne? Privately printed for U.S. Army, 1943. Hardcover. "This is an account of the participation of American troops in the Buna campaign, the first victorious operation of American army ground forces against the Japanese". It includes observations of the Japanese, Americans, and translations of captured Japanese letters, and is a critique to improve future encounters with the enemy.
Privately printed for U.S. Army use during the New Guinea campaign in WWII, with much material on the Australian involvement in the Buna campaign. The Buna-Gona campaign (Nov 16, 1942 - Jan 22 1943), followed the Kokoda Trail campaign, Australia's most important campaign of the Second World War. The Buna campaign was a costly joint American - Australian effort which resulted in the loss of almost 4,000 Australians, and American fatalities which Eichelberger compared to the heaviest battles of the Civil War. The Allies learned at Buna that heavy weapons and air support would be essential to fighting the strong Japanese defensive positions throughout the Pacific.
Printed typescript bound in printed hardboard covers, with brown cloth spine, possibly printed in Melbourne. Small folio, 8 1/4 x 13", 4 unpaginated pages, 105 typewritten pages, printed on one side. Folding plates and maps include: 17 folding printed photographs; 3 fold out color maps, lettered A, B & C; and 2 Chain of Command charts (designated Chart 1 & 2). Many pages include printed photographs in text.
Chipped top and bottom of spine, corners bumped, otherwise very good condition. Some of the large folding panoramas are loose, due to the glue having dried out. At the front board, above the title, is written "Col. Reeder" and "this copy of this report sent to me by registered mail by Lt. Gen. Eichelberger. Russell Reeder, Col. G. S. C." Very good condition. Item #969
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