Warfare History Network » Rabaul: Allies Strike Back in the South Pacific

For those who look at the PRC's fortified island plan as a significant threat... which it is.. usually not said in the same breath is mention of Operation Cartwheel in WWII. Many probably never heard of it.. being our own history tends to look at the North African Theater of Operations at that time... and not the Pacific. This shows what can be done to such island - how they become a trap for those there - and more so - heavy losses have to be taken to resupply them . Great historical read..