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Macarthur's Victory: The War in New Guinea, 1943-1944 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780345463869)
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xA GREAT WARRIOR AT THE PEAK OF HIS POWERS
In March 1942, General Douglas MacArthur faced an enemy who, in the space of a few months, captured Malaya, Burma, the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, and, from their base at Raubaul in New Britain, threaten Australia. Upon his retreat to Australia, MacArthur hoped to find enough men and mat riel for a quick offensive against the Japanese. Instead, he had available to him only a small and shattered air force, inadequate naval support, and an army made up almost entirely of untried reservists. Here is one of history's most controversial commanders battling his own superiors for enough supplies, since President Roosevelt favored the European Theater; butting heads with the Navy, which opposed his initiatives; and on his way to making good his promise of liberating the Philippines. In the battles for Buna, Lae, and Port Moresby, the capture of Finschhafen, and other major actions, he would prove his critics wrong and burnish an image of greatness that would last through the Korean War. This was the "other" Pacific War: the one MacArthur fought in New Guinea and, against all odds and most predictions, decisively won.
Author: Harry Gailey
ISBN-10: 0345463862
ISBN-13: 9780345463869
Publisher: Presidio Press
Language: English
Published: 12/28/2004
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.52w x 0.68d
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/2005 pg. 97
In March 1942, General Douglas MacArthur faced an enemy who, in the space of a few months, captured Malaya, Burma, the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, and, from their base at Raubaul in New Britain, threaten Australia. Upon his retreat to Australia, MacArthur hoped to find enough men and mat riel for a quick offensive against the Japanese. Instead, he had available to him only a small and shattered air force, inadequate naval support, and an army made up almost entirely of untried reservists. Here is one of history's most controversial commanders battling his own superiors for enough supplies, since President Roosevelt favored the European Theater; butting heads with the Navy, which opposed his initiatives; and on his way to making good his promise of liberating the Philippines. In the battles for Buna, Lae, and Port Moresby, the capture of Finschhafen, and other major actions, he would prove his critics wrong and burnish an image of greatness that would last through the Korean War. This was the "other" Pacific War: the one MacArthur fought in New Guinea and, against all odds and most predictions, decisively won.
Author: Harry Gailey
ISBN-10: 0345463862
ISBN-13: 9780345463869
Publisher: Presidio Press
Language: English
Published: 12/28/2004
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.52w x 0.68d
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/2005 pg. 97
By Harry Gailey
xHarry A. Gailey was a professor emeritus of military history at San Jose State University. He authored 20 books, including MacArthur Strikes Back, The War in the Pacific, and The Liberation of Guam. He died in 2004.
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