Stella & Rose's Books

Front cover

Contents

• Maps
• Foreword by Walter Lord
• Preface
• Introduction
• The South Pacific Coast Watching Network
• 1 The Retreat from Buka Island and the Abandonment of Keita, December 12, 1941-August 7, 192 by Jack Read
• 2 Organising the Coast Watching Operation in Northern Bougainville, February 20-April 5, 1942 by Jack Read
• 3 Coast Watching Activities Begin in Earnest, April 19-August 7, 1942 by Jack Read
• 4 Setting Up the Southern Bougainville Coast Watching Station, March 6-August 7, 1942, by Paul Mason
• 5 Air Battles at Guadalcanal August 8, 1942-January 1, 1943 by Jack Read
• 6 Porapora Days and the USS Nautilus Rescue, November 4, 1942-January 1, 1943, by Jack Read
• 7 Missionary Work on Buka and Bougainville and the USS Nautilus Rescue, September 1940-January 4, 1943 by Sister Mary Irene Alton
• 8 The Japanese Search for the Southern Bougainville Radio Station, August 8, 1942-January 1, 1943 by Paul Mason
• 9 The Reorganisation of the Coast Watching Operation and the USS Gato Rescue, January 2- April 30, 1943 by Jack Read
• 10 Heading North, January 2-April 30, 1943 by Paul Mason
• 11 The Japanese Attack on Porapora and Other Coast Watcher Locations, May 1-July 19, 1943 by Jack Read
• 12 The End of Attempts to Return to Southern Bougainville, May 1-July 19, 1943 by Paul Mason
• 13 The Death of Admiral Yamamoto and the Ambush of Masons' Party, March 29-June 26, 1943 by Ken Thorpe and Walter Radimey
• 14 Escape from Bougainville: the USS Guardfish Rescues, July 20-July 30 1943 by Jack Keenan and Jack Read
• 15 Epilogue by Jack Read and Paul Mason