Bibliograph

Australia 1943, the liberation of New Guinea, edited by Peter J. Dean, [foreword by Brendan Nelson]

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Australia 1943, the liberation of New Guinea, edited by Peter J. Dean, [foreword by Brendan Nelson]

Language

eng

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Australia 1943

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1124081955

Responsibility statement

edited by Peter J. Dean, [foreword by Brendan Nelson]

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

the liberation of New Guinea

Summary

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.--, Provided by publisher

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