Pacific Victory: A Short History Of Australia's Part In The War Against Japan
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
When the Empire of Japan cast its shadow across the Pacific, Australia found itself on the front line of one of history's most brutal and far-reaching conflicts — Pacific Victory chronicles the nation's extraordinary contribution to the Allied campaign that ultimately brought Japan to its knees. Hugh Buggy, a seasoned war correspondent who witnessed the Pacific theatre firsthand, presents a compelling and authoritative account of Australia's military, naval, and air force engagements across New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the wider Pacific region. Written with the urgency of a man who was there, the narrative captures the sacrifice, courage, and strategic ingenuity of Australian forces fighting against a formidable and tenacious enemy. Beyond the battlefield, Buggy's account illuminates the broader geopolitical stakes that made Australia's role so pivotal — a nation defending not only its Allied partners but its own shores from potential invasion. Issued under the authority of the Australian Minister for Information, this work carries the weight of an official record while retaining the vivid, human storytelling of a master journalist. It stands as an indispensable document of wartime history, raising the question of how a nation forged its modern identity in the crucible of the Pacific War.
Author: Hugh Buggy
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
When the Empire of Japan cast its shadow across the Pacific, Australia found itself on the front line of one of history's most brutal and far-reaching conflicts — Pacific Victory chronicles the nation's extraordinary contribution to the Allied campaign that ultimately brought Japan to its knees. Hugh Buggy, a seasoned war correspondent who witnessed the Pacific theatre firsthand, presents a compelling and authoritative account of Australia's military, naval, and air force engagements across New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the wider Pacific region. Written with the urgency of a man who was there, the narrative captures the sacrifice, courage, and strategic ingenuity of Australian forces fighting against a formidable and tenacious enemy. Beyond the battlefield, Buggy's account illuminates the broader geopolitical stakes that made Australia's role so pivotal — a nation defending not only its Allied partners but its own shores from potential invasion. Issued under the authority of the Australian Minister for Information, this work carries the weight of an official record while retaining the vivid, human storytelling of a master journalist. It stands as an indispensable document of wartime history, raising the question of how a nation forged its modern identity in the crucible of the Pacific War.