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Australia 1943: The Liberation of New Guinea
Edited By Peter J. D
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Description for Australia 1943: The Liberation of New Guinea
hardcover. The first study of Australia's military operations in the Pacific during 1943 - Australia's 'finest hour' in the Second World War. Editor(s): Dean, Dr. Peter J. Num Pages: 337 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits, charts. BIC Classification: HBJM; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 66.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
337
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107037991
SKU
V9781107037991
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99-20
About Edited By Peter J. D
Peter J. Dean is the Director of Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, the Australian National University and a Senior Lecturer at the Australian Command and Staff College. He is the editor of Australia 1942: The Shadow of War (2012), the author of The Architect of Victory: The Military Career of Lieutenant-General Sir Frank Horton Berryman (2011), a ... Read more
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