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Blueprint for Pacific pincers
Rear Adm. C. H. Woodward outlines a potential Allied strategy to hinge a major Pacific offensive on pinching Japan from the Indian and Pacific oceans. He argues for swift advances via New Guinea, the Bismarcks, and the Philippines, using stepping stones and air power to cut off Japanese outposts and crack the Japanese “Greater East Asia” coast.
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Adm
C. H. Woodward
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Ashington
Far East
Japan
Philippines
Dutch East Indies
Ons
Gilbert Islands
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Palau