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UNINA9910479909203321 |
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Cooper Anthony James <1961-> |
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Kokoda air strikes : allied air forces in New Guinea, 1942 / / Anthony Cooper |
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Sydney, Australia : , : New South, , 2014 |
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1-74224-679-6 |
1-74224-174-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (528 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Papua New Guinea |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Oceania |
World War, 1939-1945 - Participation, Australian |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; Maps; The South West Pacific Area Chain of Command; 1. Australia's 'Advanced Striking Force'; 2. Losing Rabaul; 3. Losing Lae and Salamaua; 4. Fighters at Last; 5. Moresby's Pre-Invasion' Blitz'; 6. The Yanks Take Over; 7. Combing the Coral Sea; 8. Preparing for the Next Push; 9. Losing Buna; 10. Losing Kokoda; 11. Defending the Eastern Flank; 12. Turning Point at Milne Bay; 13. The Air Supply Debacle; 14. Air Supremacy by Default; Afterword; Select Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The author of the bestselling Darwin Spitfires casts a forensic eye over the role that Allied air forces played - or failed to play - in crucial World War II campaigns in New Guinea.This is the story of the early battles of the South West Pacific theatre - the Coral Sea, Kokoda, Milne Bay, Guadalcanal - presented as a single air campaign that began with the Japanese conquest of Rabaul in January 1942. It is a story of both Australian and American airmen who flew and fought in the face of adversity - with incomplete training, inadequate aircraft, and from poorly set up and exposed airfields. An |
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