Operation KE, 1943

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Name (Hebrew)

מבצע KE 1943

Name (Latin)

Operation KE, 1943

Name (Arabic)

عملية كي، 1943

Other forms of name

KE, Operation, 1943

Coordinates

159.67 159.67 -9.217 -9.217 (gooearth )

Wikidata: Q2314453

Library of congress: sh2012002839

Sources of Information

Work cat: 2012026505: Letourneau, R. Operation KE, c2012:ECIP dataview (Operation KE, the Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal)
U.S. Naval Institute www homepage, July 16, 2012:description of work cat (This revisionist history questions some key traditional assumptions underlying Operation KE--the rescue of some 10,600 Japanese troops from Guadalcanal. The authors challenge the accepted American view that the Japanese succeeded largely because U.S. Pacific Theater commanders let them. Tracing the course of the air and sea clashes surrounding Operation KE, the writers conclude that Japanese strategic planning took advantage of the strengths possessed by the Imperial armed forces while exploiting the limitations of their adversaries. On the other hand, American misreading of Japanese intentions, the consequent pursuit of a cautious offensive strategy, plus a misallocation of resources, all undermined U.S. initiatives to stymy Operation KE.)
Wikipedia, July 16, 2012(Operation Ke was the largely successful withdrawal of Japanese forces from Guadalcanal at the conclusion of the Guadalcanal Campaign of World War II. The operation took place between 14 January and 7 February 1943, and involved both army and navy forces under the overall direction of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters.)

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