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A Major Sea Fight – 2-3
Japanese Fleet of 40 to 50 Ships Fled Savage Attack by Our Fliers – 3
M’Arthur Fliers Hit 7 More Ships – 3-4
Russians Gain in Stalingrad but Fall Back in Caucasus – 4-5
British Push Ahead in African Battle (Anderson) – 5
British Guns Play Big Role in Egypt (Sedgwick) – 6
War News Summarized – 6
British Company Wrecks 37 Tanks – 7
Planning Future Battles: U.S. and British Chiefs in Conference (photos) – 8-9
Turkish President Finds War Nearer (Brock) – 9
Tojo Aid to Rule the Invaded Areas – 10
The Offensive in Egypt Develops (Baldwin) – 12
The Texts of the Day’s War Communiques – 13-14

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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/nov42/f02nov42.htm

Australians take back Kokada
Monday, November 2, 1942 www.onwar.com

In New Guinea... Kokada is recaptured by the Australian 25th Brigade. The reacquisition of the airfield here is especially important as it means supplies can be ferried in by air rather than lugged over the poor terrain of the Kokada Trail.

In the Solomon Islands... On Guadalcanal, the “Tokyo Express,” the flotilla of Japanese destroyers supplying their forces, begins to be very active. The American advance in the west continues slowly with some successes.