02837nam 2200565 450 991047990920332120200922202242.01-74224-679-61-74224-174-3(CKB)3710000000121823(EBL)1698556(SSID)ssj0001328353(PQKBManifestationID)11777206(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001328353(PQKBWorkID)11284795(PQKB)11117666(MiAaPQ)EBC1698556(MiAaPQ)EBC6216009(EXLCZ)99371000000012182320200922d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrKokoda air strikes allied air forces in New Guinea, 1942 /Anthony CooperSydney, Australia :New South,2014.1 online resource (528 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-20833-6 1-74223-383-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThe 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. AnWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsPapua New GuineaWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsOceaniaWorld War, 1939-1945Participation, AustralianElectronic books.World War, 1939-1945CampaignsWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsWorld War, 1939-1945Participation, Australian.940.5426Cooper Anthony James1961-962654MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910479909203321Kokoda air strikes2182830UNINA