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The Battle Of Milne Bay 1942
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Author : Nicholas Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2018-08-05
The Battle Of Milne Bay 1942 written by Nicholas Anderson and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-05 with History categories.
By 1942 the formidable Japanese military had conquered swathes of territory across south-east Asia and the Pacific Ocean. Despite its defeat at the Battle of Midway, Japan remained a potent enemy committed to the creation of a defensive arc to shield its captured possessions in the Pacific. The capture of Port Moresby would cement the southern border of this defensive arc and sever the vital lines of communication between Australia and the United States. It was the Japanese plan to seize Moresby that would set the course for the Battle of Milne Bay. Situated on the eastern tip of New Guinea, Milne Bay was a wretched hell-hole: swamp-riddled, a haven for malaria and cursed with torrential rain. It was here that General Douglas MacArthur ordered the secret construction of an Allied base with airfields to protect the maritime approach to Port Moresby. But the Japanese soon discovered the base at Milne Bay and despatched a task force to destroy its garrison and occupy the base. All that stood between the Japanese and their prize was a brigade of regular Australian soldiers untrained in tropical warfare and a brigade of Australian militia with no combat experience whatsoever. While the Kokoda campaign is etched in public memory, its sister battle at Milne Bay has long been neglected. However the bitter fighting over this isolated harbour played an equally important role in protecting Port Moresby and made a valuable contribution to shifting Allied fortunes in the Pacific War.
Milne Bay 1942
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Author : Richard Reid
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Milne Bay 1942 written by Richard Reid and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Australia categories.
Onward Boy Soldiers
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Author : James A. Henderson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Onward Boy Soldiers written by James A. Henderson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Milne Bay Province (Papua New Guinea) categories.
Turning Point
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Author : Michael Veitch
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-07-23
Turning Point written by Michael Veitch and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-23 with History categories.
The Battle for Milne Bay - Japan's first defeat on land in the Second World War - was a defining moment in the evolution of the indomitable Australian fighting spirit. For the men of the AIF, the militia and the RAAF, it was the turning point in the Pacific, and their finest - though now largely forgotten - hour. Forgotten, until now. In August 1942, Japan's forces were unstoppable. Having conquered vast swathes of south-east Asia - Malaya, Singapore, the Dutch East Indies - and now invading New Guinea, many feared the Empire of the Rising Sun stood poised to knock down Australia's northern door. But first they needed Port Moresby. In the still of an August night, Japanese marines sailed quietly into Milne Bay, a long, malaria-ridden dead end at the far eastern tip of Papua, to unleash an audacious pincer movement. Unbeknown to them, however, a secret airstrip had been carved out of a coconut plantation by US Engineers, and a garrison of Australian troops had been established, supported by two locally based squadrons of RAAF Kittyhawks, including the men of the famed 75 Squadron. The scene was set for one of the most decisive and vicious battles of the war. For ten days and nights Australia's soldiers and airmen fought the elite of Japan's forces along a sodden jungle track, and forced them back step by muddy, bloody step. In Turning Point, bestselling author Michael Veitch brings to life the incredible exploits and tragic sacrifices of these Australian heroes.
Milne Bay 1942
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Author : Clive Baker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Milne Bay 1942 written by Clive Baker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Milne Bay Province (Papua New Guinea) categories.
Milne Bay 1942
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Author : Richard Reid
language : en
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The Clowes Report On The Battle Of Milne Bay 1942
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Author : Cyril A. Clowes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The Clowes Report On The Battle Of Milne Bay 1942 written by Cyril A. Clowes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Milne Bay Province (Papua New Guinea) categories.
Shadows On The Track
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Author : Jan McLeod
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2019-01-05
Shadows On The Track written by Jan McLeod and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-05 with History categories.
At Templeton’s Crossing in October 1942, Private Nick Kennedy paused to write in his diary: ‘One wonders why all this strife should be … these men in the prime of their life cut down like flowers’. As a young nursing orderly serving with the 2/4th Australian Field Ambulance, Kennedy was unenviably well-placed to reflect on the futility of war. The Australian Army was woefully unprepared to fight a medical war in Papua and the soldiers paid the price. Almost 30,000 soldiers suffered from illness and tropical diseases, and an estimated 6000 were killed or wounded during the six-month campaign. These statistics have traditionally been represented as unavoidable consequences of fighting a war in a place such as Papua. This book disputes that narrative. Death and disease were inevitable outcomes, but the scale of the suffering was not. The medical challenges presented in Papua were extreme – they were not insurmountable. Shadows on the Track considers a wide range of issues that impacted on the health of the Australian soldiers before, during and after the Papuan campaign was fought and won. The strengths, successes, shortcomings and failures of the medical campaign are identified, analysed and evaluated. The focus on the front-line medical personnel – the men of the field ambulance units – brings a new perspective to the battles of the Kokoda Track, Milne Bay and the Beachheads. Shining a light on these Australians who tended the sick, mended the wounded and buried the dead in Papua makes stepping out of the shadows a little easier.
Milne Bay 1942 Story Of Milne Force
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Author : C. Baker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
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The Spell Broken
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Author : Peter Brune
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 1998
The Spell Broken written by Peter Brune and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Milne Bay (Papua New Guinea) categories.
Tells the story of how the Australian 18th brigade inflicted the first defeat on land of the Japanese army in World War 2.