{"product_id":"south-pacific-air-war-volume-michael-john-claringbould-9780994588944","title":"South Pacific Air War Volume 1: The Fall of Rabaul December 1941 - March 1942","description":"This volume chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific from December 1941 until March 1942, during which air operations by both sides became a daily occurrence. As Imperial Japanese Navy flying boats and land-based bombers penetrated over vast distances, a few under-strength squadrons of the Royal Australian Air Force put up a spirited fight. However it was the supreme power of aircraft carriers that had the biggest impact. Four Japanese fleet carriers facilitated the capture of Rabaul over a devastating four-day period in January 1942. The following month, the USS Lexington's fighter squadron VF-3 scored one of the most one-sided victories of the entire Pacific War. By March 1942 the Japanese had landed on mainland New Guinea, and the scene was set for a race to control Port Moresby. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the full story of both sides of an air war that could have been won by either incumbent, but for timing, crucial decisions and luck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael John Claringbould, Peter Ingman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0994588941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780994588944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avonmore Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Michael John Claringbould","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46489582993663,"sku":"9780994588944","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a52c8035-6ded-4312-8d8d-f475551d1acb.jpg?v=1736953977","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/south-pacific-air-war-volume-michael-john-claringbould-9780994588944","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}