US forces re-claim New Georgia, Solomon Islands

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  • The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 9.2: Pacific Islands Writing and Culture.

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New Georgia was recaptured after American intelligence learned that the Japanese were constructing an airfield on the island at Munda. American forces reclaimed New Georgia forces in August 1943, after several weeks of fighting.

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