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Fortress Rabaul - The Battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942-April 1943

By: Zenith Press

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Zenith Press)

Last Stocked on 3/1/2024

Product Info

Title
Fortress Rabaul - The Battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942-April 1943
Publisher
Category
Author
Bruce Gamble
Publish Year
2010
Pages
416
Dimensions
6x9.5x1.5"
NKG Part #
2148061075
Type
Hardcover

Description

For most of World War II, the mention of Japan's island stronghold sent shudders through thousands of Allied airmen. Some called it “Fortress Rabaul,” an apt name for the headquarters of the Imperial Japanese forces in the Southwest Pacific. Author Bruce Gamble chronicles Rabaul’s crucial role in Japanese operations in the Southwest Pacific. Millions of square feet of housing and storage facilities supported a hundred thousand soldiers and naval personnel. Simpson Harbor and the airfields were the focus of hundreds of missions by American air forces.