The South West Pacific 1941-45
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the steaming jungles and island chains stretching from New Guinea to the Philippines, one of the most gruelling and strategically decisive campaigns of the Second World War was fought and won. The South West Pacific 1941-45 chronicles the full arc of the Allied struggle against Imperial Japan across the South West Pacific theatre, from the shocking early reversals following Pearl Harbor through the grinding island-hopping offensives that ultimately brought the war to Japan's doorstep. Drawing on military records and frontline accounts, it details the combined operations of American, Australian, and Allied forces under the supreme command of General Douglas MacArthur, illuminating the tactical ingenuity, immense sacrifice, and sheer endurance demanded by this vast and unforgiving arena of war. This volume stands as a significant contribution to the historiography of the Pacific War, casting light on a theatre that is too often overshadowed by the European campaigns in popular memory. It presents with authority the unique challenges of jungle warfare, amphibious landings, and extended supply lines, while honouring the men who endured tropical disease, ferocious resistance, and extreme privation. For students of military history and those seeking to understand the full global sweep of the Second World War, this account raises a compelling question: how close did the balance truly hang in those desperate early months of 1942?
Author: Colonel E G Keogh
Format: Hardback
Published: 1965, Grayflower Productions
Genre: WW2
Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the steaming jungles and island chains stretching from New Guinea to the Philippines, one of the most gruelling and strategically decisive campaigns of the Second World War was fought and won. The South West Pacific 1941-45 chronicles the full arc of the Allied struggle against Imperial Japan across the South West Pacific theatre, from the shocking early reversals following Pearl Harbor through the grinding island-hopping offensives that ultimately brought the war to Japan's doorstep. Drawing on military records and frontline accounts, it details the combined operations of American, Australian, and Allied forces under the supreme command of General Douglas MacArthur, illuminating the tactical ingenuity, immense sacrifice, and sheer endurance demanded by this vast and unforgiving arena of war. This volume stands as a significant contribution to the historiography of the Pacific War, casting light on a theatre that is too often overshadowed by the European campaigns in popular memory. It presents with authority the unique challenges of jungle warfare, amphibious landings, and extended supply lines, while honouring the men who endured tropical disease, ferocious resistance, and extreme privation. For students of military history and those seeking to understand the full global sweep of the Second World War, this account raises a compelling question: how close did the balance truly hang in those desperate early months of 1942?