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Under The Southern Cross: The Saga of the Americal Division

Francis D. Cronin

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Description:This is the World War II History of an organization considered by many as one of the unique and most colorful combat units ever to serve in the United States Army in time of war - the Americal Division. Despite it early entry into combat in Guadalcanal in 1942 and its subsequent long period of service in the Pacific, the Americal, as a unit could not lay claim to having beaten the Imperial Forces of Japan alone. Japan was beaten to her knees by the collective power of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Forces, and American Allies. The Americal Division was a significant member of this powerful team of armed might which successfully overcame aggression in the Pacific. The Story of the Americal is primarily that of humble beginnings and of riflemen within the ranks of the Infantry Regiments, without whom the Division's combat record would not be without its historical significance to the history of the U.S. Army. No mere words or praise or of appreciation for their daily sacrifices are sufficient to express the gratitude in the hearts of those who had seen them in action. The story of the Americal is also that of many men who worked with riflemen or for them, directly or indirectly. Theirs were the thankless tasks, performed under great hardships of all kinds, but without these valuable men the regiments could not have operated efficiently for long. As the Division itself fitted into the "big picture" as an active member of the greater team in the Pacific, so, too, did all the officers and men of the Americal fit in as active members of a team within a team. As was written here in this book, the history of the Americal Division was taken from reports of operations, unit journals, and message files, and from special reports and documents of historical significance. All of these papers were supplemented through personal interviews with former key staff and command officers in attempts to clear up otherwise obscure points of information. The battlefield can be and is a place of fluid movement and decisive action. During the early stages of this book, Captain Francis D. Cronin became aware of the shortage of records dealing with the activities of the service units within the Division. On the whole, this shortage of information was so great as initial first impressions within the first edition, that the hardworking units may have been overlooked in the story - such was not the case; however, as the second edition came out in 1978 and the final in 1981. The story remained the same, only new individual names were added to the honor roll list of awards and decorations in the span of 30 years. The war in the Pacific Theatre of Operations was much different than was the European Theatre of Operations for American and Allied service members. The history of the Americal Division represents the initial work of 2 years of compilation of documents, and 30 of correcting names within the pages to some lesser degree. A mere 6 weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor Hawaii Task Force 6814 (Codes A thru G respectively) were the first service men to leave the United States to fight in war. They would leave from the same port that 8 months later General George S. Patton would leave from, but these men weren't heading to North Africa or Europe - these men would travel on banana boats through the Panama Canal headed for the Pacific Theatre of Operations.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Under The Southern Cross: The Saga of the Americal Division. To get started finding Under The Southern Cross: The Saga of the Americal Division, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 430

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Combat Forces Press, Washington DC

Release: 1981

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Description: This is the World War II History of an organization considered by many as one of the unique and most colorful combat units ever to serve in the United States Army in time of war - the Americal Division. Despite it early entry into combat in Guadalcanal in 1942 and its subsequent long period of service in the Pacific, the Americal, as a unit could not lay claim to having beaten the Imperial Forces of Japan alone. Japan was beaten to her knees by the collective power of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Forces, and American Allies. The Americal Division was a significant member of this powerful team of armed might which successfully overcame aggression in the Pacific. The Story of the Americal is primarily that of humble beginnings and of riflemen within the ranks of the Infantry Regiments, without whom the Division's combat record would not be without its historical significance to the history of the U.S. Army. No mere words or praise or of appreciation for their daily sacrifices are sufficient to express the gratitude in the hearts of those who had seen them in action. The story of the Americal is also that of many men who worked with riflemen or for them, directly or indirectly. Theirs were the thankless tasks, performed under great hardships of all kinds, but without these valuable men the regiments could not have operated efficiently for long. As the Division itself fitted into the "big picture" as an active member of the greater team in the Pacific, so, too, did all the officers and men of the Americal fit in as active members of a team within a team. As was written here in this book, the history of the Americal Division was taken from reports of operations, unit journals, and message files, and from special reports and documents of historical significance. All of these papers were supplemented through personal interviews with former key staff and command officers in attempts to clear up otherwise obscure points of information. The battlefield can be and is a place of fluid movement and decisive action. During the early stages of this book, Captain Francis D. Cronin became aware of the shortage of records dealing with the activities of the service units within the Division. On the whole, this shortage of information was so great as initial first impressions within the first edition, that the hardworking units may have been overlooked in the story - such was not the case; however, as the second edition came out in 1978 and the final in 1981. The story remained the same, only new individual names were added to the honor roll list of awards and decorations in the span of 30 years. The war in the Pacific Theatre of Operations was much different than was the European Theatre of Operations for American and Allied service members. The history of the Americal Division represents the initial work of 2 years of compilation of documents, and 30 of correcting names within the pages to some lesser degree. A mere 6 weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor Hawaii Task Force 6814 (Codes A thru G respectively) were the first service men to leave the United States to fight in war. They would leave from the same port that 8 months later General George S. Patton would leave from, but these men weren't heading to North Africa or Europe - these men would travel on banana boats through the Panama Canal headed for the Pacific Theatre of Operations.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Under The Southern Cross: The Saga of the Americal Division. To get started finding Under The Southern Cross: The Saga of the Americal Division, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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