Joining me in this episode is Naval Historian Trent Hone and we talk about the US Navy (and Allies) involved in night battles in the Solomon Islands, and how this period in late 1943 reflects a tremendous amount of learning that the Navy did in the years prior. This episode has a little overlap with the Battle of Kula Gulf episode, so it ties in well with the previous 4 episodes in the series.

Links

Mastering the Art of Command: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific by Trent Hone (https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Art-Command-Admiral-Chester/dp/1682475956/ref=monarch_sidesheet)

Fighting in the Dark: Naval Combat at Night: 1904 - 1944 Edited by Vincent O'Hara and Trent Hone (https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Dark-Naval-Combat-1904-1944/dp/1682477800/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=)

Learning War: The Evolution of Fighting Doctrine in the US Navy, 1898 - 1945 by Trent Hone (https://www.amazon.com/Learning-War-Evolution-Fighting-1898-1945-ebook/dp/B07BF86ZH2?ref_=ast_author_dp)

Steve Wuensche, US Army veteran and current member of the Army University Press Combat Studies Institute (CSI) Staff Ride Team, joins me to talk about the Battle of Munda Point, during the New Georgia Campaign in the Pacific Theater. We also talk about Staff Rides and the available options for both virtual and in-person Staff Rides, as well as support for units looking to develop their own.

This episode works well with the two most recent episodes by Kater Miller on the Marine Raiders in the New Georgia Campaign and Operation Toenails, part of the New Georgia Campaign and planned to support this Battle of Munda Point. There are also connections between all of these episodes and Dr. Jon Bernstein's episode on the Battle of Kula Gulf.

Links

Army University Press Staff Rides

https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Staff-Rides/

Joining me again is Kater Miller, this time to talk about OPERATION TOENAILS, part of the New Georgia Campaign in the Pacific Theater in 1943. This episode is tied to the previous one on Marine Raiders, and to the next two episodes which also involve the New Georgia Campaign.

Links

National Museum of the United States Marine Corps

https://www.usmcmuseum.com/

In this episode, Dr. Bill Convery, Director of Research at the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, tells us about the very unique 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate), comprised of Norwegian-speaking soldiers trained for elite missions in World War II. While we cover a broad bit of the story, I will include future episodes for a more in-depth look at this unit and their experiences in 1944 and 1945.

Links

Minnesota Military Museum: Norwegian-Americans and the 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate) (https://www.mnmilitarymuseum.org/files/5613/2261/5287/99th_Infantry_Battalion_Sep.pdf)

Denver Public Library: 99th Infantry Battalion Records (https://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/6039)

American Battle Monuments Commission: 99th Infantry Battalion (https://www.abmc.gov/db-abmc-burial-unit/99th-infantry-battalion)

Minnesota Historical Society (https://www.mnhs.org/)