Fortress Fiji: Holding the Line in the Pacific War, 1939-45Fiji was a strategic outpost on the northern approaches to New Zealand and a vital stepping stone across the Pacific. Tells the story of why Fiji was important to the Japanese and how and why the Allies developed its defences to repel a possible invasion. |
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37th Division 3rd Battalion 3rd Division 8th Brigade Admiral Air Force aircraft airfield Allied Americal Division American anti-aircraft April Army arrived Artillery Battalion attack August Australia based in Fiji Battle Beightler bomber Bougainville Britain British Caledonia capture Coast Artillery coast-watch Colonial Company Corps December defence of Fiji Divisional East fighter Fiji and Samoa Fiji Military Forces Fijian flying boat Governor Governor of Fiji Guadalcanal Hawaii headquarters Herald Hospital Indian Infantry Regiment INSET invasion Island Command January Japan Japanese forces July June land Lautoka Lieutenant Luke Major Martintar Midway Mitchell Diaries Momi Nadi Nadi Bay Namaka NANDI Narewa Nausori Naval Navy November NZEF October officers operations Pearl Harbour Philippines Ratu reconnaissance reinforcements RNZAF Sabeto Samabula Sir Harry Luke Sir Philip Mitchell Solomon Islands South Pacific Squadron Staff Sukuna Suva Tamavua Thompson troops Tulagi United States forces USAAF Usaia Viti Levu Vuda Wellington WWII