1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910697422903321

Titolo

Reusable Reentry Satellite (RRS) summary report : launch tradeoff study

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Torrance, Calif

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910794191303321

Autore

Cameron David W.

Titolo

The battles for Kokoda Plateau : three weeks of hell defending the gateway to the Owen Stanleys / / David W. Cameron

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sydney, New South Wales : , : Allen & Unwin, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-76087-355-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 417 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

940.5426

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Papua New Guinea

Kokoda Trail (Papua New Guinea)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part one: Preparations -- Part two: Invasion -- Part three: The first battle for Kokoda -- Part four: The second battle for Kokoda -- Part five: Lines of escape.

Sommario/riassunto

On 21 July 1942, a large Japanese reconnaissance mission landed along the north-eastern coastline of Papua, it would soon turn into an all-out attempt to capture Port Morseby. This is the powerful story of the three weeks of battle by a small Australian militia force, the 39th Battalion, supported by the 1st Papua Infantry Battalion and the Royal Papuan Constabulary, to keep the Japanese at bay. Outnumbered by at least three to one, they fought courageously to hold the Kokoda Plateau -



the gateway to the Owen Stanleys. Critically short of ammunition and food and stranded in the fetid swamps and lowland jungles, they did everything they could to keep the Kokoda airstrip out of Japanese hands. Not far away, and desperately trying to reach the Australians, were two groups of Anglican missionaries trapped behind enemy lines. With each passing day the parties grew, joined by lost Australian soldiers and downed American airmen. Theirs is a story of tragedy and betrayal. Using letters, diaries and other first-hand accounts, from friend and foe alike, leading military historian David W Cameron, has for the first time written a detailed, compelling and provocative account of what occurred at the northern foot of the Owen Stanleys in late July and early August 1942. These are stories that deserve to be firmly embedded into the Kokoda legend.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910894673503321

Titolo

Kirchlicher Anzeiger der evangelischen Gemeinden zu Coblenz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Coblenz, 1877-1878

Descrizione fisica

Online-Ressource

Classificazione

450130140

Disciplina

230

Soggetti

Zeitschrift

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

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