Australia 1943 the liberation of New Guinea
By January 1943, Australia had emerged from the shadow of war in a strong position. The victories in 1942 at Kokoda, Guadalcanal, Buna, Gona and Sanananda had secured the northern coastlines of Papua and Australia. Australian forces were now poised for a full scale offensive to liberate New Guinea f...
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Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Cambridge University Press
2014
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | By January 1943, Australia had emerged from the shadow of war in a strong position. The victories in 1942 at Kokoda, Guadalcanal, Buna, Gona and Sanananda had secured the northern coastlines of Papua and Australia. Australian forces were now poised for a full scale offensive to liberate New Guinea from the Japanese, the largest and most complicated operations in their history. Australia 1943 explores the high point of Australia's influence on operations and strategy in the South West Pacific, a campaign that has been traditionally overshadowed by the drama of Kokoda. It investigates critical operations from January 1943 to April 1944, including Salamaua, Lae/Nadzab, Finschhafen, Shaggy Ridge, the Markham Valley and the Huon Peninsula. Australia 1943 is the first detailed single-volume study of Australia's military operations in the Pacific during 1943 - Australia's 'finest hour' in the Second World War |
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| Beschreibung: | Peter Dean is affiliated with Australian National University, Canberra Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xxx, 309 pages illustrations, maps, portraits, charts 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781107037991 978-1-107-03799-1 1107037999 1-107-03799-9 |