Operation Cherryblossom & The US Army at Bougainville Part II

Returning to continue the story of Bougainville from the 1943 series is Troy Lewis, US Army veteran and part of the Army University Press Combat Studies Institute Staff Ride Team. Troy picks up with a brief recap from the previous episode and takes us through the end of the fighting to when the island is handed off to the Australians.

Links

Operation Cherryblossom & The US Army at Bougainville in 1943

(Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/78tcDYYqfqBqUHjP3tEHQy)

(Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/operation-cherryblossom-the-us-army-at-bougainville-1943/id1558636084?i=1000642074493)

Staff Ride Walk Book: Japanese Counterattacks on Bougainville Island, 8-25 MAR 1944

(https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/educational-services/staff-rides/VSR/Bougainville/Bougainville%20Instructor%20Notes%20(Exportable)%20-%2025%20August%202023.pdf)

CSI Staff Ride Team - Bougainville: Defending the Lodgment, Virtual Staff Ride

(https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Staff-Rides/Virtual-Staff-Ride/Bougainville-VSR/)

US Army CMH - Northern Solomons

(https://history.army.mil/Portals/143/Images/Publications/Publication%20By%20Title%20Images/C%20Img/campaigns-wwii/pdf/28.pdf)

Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)

Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)