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The regiment's men stripped pillbox roofs by hand - seconds to the airstrip
American forces face an impossible challenge on New Georgia: an airfield vital to the Pacific campaign, defended by an enemy who cannot be dislodged by conventional means.
The regiment's men stripped pillbox roofs by hand - seconds to the airstrip
This episode explores the brutal reality of the Battle of New Georgia, where the most powerful military in the world resorted to hand-to-hand demolition against an entrenched enemy. It asks what this moment reveals about the limits of firepower and the nature of jungle warfare.
Event: Battle of New Georgia
Date: July 26, 1943
Location: Munda Point…
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