War at the End of the World
Douglas MacArthur and the Forgotten Fight for New Guinea, 1942-1945
New York, New York : NAL Caliber, 2016.
Format: Book
Description: x, 436 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Japan was determined to seize New Guinea as a cornerstone of the Empire's strategy. Allied Commander-in-Chief General Douglas MacArthur committed 340,000 Americans, as well as tens of thousands of Australian, Dutch and New Guinea troops, to defend New Guinea at all costs. Historian James P. Duffy chronicles the four-year campaign, involving some of the most horrific warfare in history, complicated by tropical disease, violent rainstorms and unforgiving terrain that punished both sides, filling a crucial gap in the history of World War II.
Contents:
Part I. 1942 -- "This is war, not a Sunday school picnic" -- "Every man for himself" -- First landings in New Guinea -- A General in search of an Army -- To Port Moresby by sea -- Second landings in New Guinea -- Death along the Kokoda Track -- First defeat at Milne Bay -- "Take Buna, or not come back alive" -- Part II. 1943 -- Sailing the Bismarck Sea -- Assault on Salamaua -- Pincers around Lae -- War on the Huon Peninsula -- Invasion across the straits -- Part III. 1944 -- The General and the admiralties -- Reckless and persecution -- Next stop: Wakde -- Bloody Biak -- The General, the President, and the Admiral -- Breakout from Wewak -- Island-hopping to victory.
ISBN:
9780451418302
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY War WWII Campaigns Duf | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-399) and index.