| Description |
1 online resource (x, 436 pages) : illustrations |
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text file rda |
| Contents |
Part I. 1942 -- "This is war, not a Sunday school picnic" -- "Every man for himself" -- First landings in New Guinea -- A General in search of an Army -- To Port Moresby by sea -- Second landings in New Guinea -- Death along the Kokoda Track -- First defeat at Milne Bay -- "Take Buna, or not come back alive" -- Part II. 1943 -- Sailing the Bismarck Sea -- Assault on Salamaua -- Pincers around Lae -- War on the Huon Peninsula -- Invasion across the straits -- Part III. 1944 -- The General and the admiralties -- Reckless and persecution -- Next stop: Wakde -- Bloody Biak -- The General, the President, and the Admiral -- Breakout from Wewak -- Island-hopping to victory. |
| Summary |
-- War at the End of the World From the Hardcover edition. |
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An account of General MacArthur's effort to defend New Guinea from the Japanese details how the campaign involved some of history's most brutal warfare and was complicated by tropical disease, violent weather, and unforgiving terrain. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-399) and index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.
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MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964. |
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World War (1939-1945) |
| Chronological Term |
1939-1945 |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea.
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Military campaigns. |
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New Guinea. |
| Genre |
Electronic books. |
| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Duffy, James P., 1941- War at the end of the world New York, New York : NAL Caliber, 2016 9780451418302 (DLC) 2015019828 (OCoLC)907658061 |
| ISBN |
9781101611098 : |
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110161109X : |
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