. . "island-hopping campaign" . . "Battle of Cape Gloucester" . . . . . . . "Cape Gloucester campaign" . . "Cape Gloucester" . . . "Cape Gloucester operation" . . . . "isolate Rabaul by capturing surrounding islands" . . "isolating Rabaul" . "Allied plan" . . . "Operation Cartwheel" . "Battle of New Britain" . . "Cape Gloucester, New Britain campaign" . . . . "seizure and occupation of Cape Gloucester" . "Operation Cartwheel" . . . "and Cartwheel" . . . . . "MacArthur from the south" . "New Britain" . "amphibious landings along the Papua New Guinea coastline" . . . . . "Cartwheel" . . . . . . . . . "plans to capture and develop the area" . . . . . .