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South Pacific Air War Volume 1 - The Fall of Rabaul December 1941 - March 1942 (Paperback) Loot Price: R289
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South Pacific Air War Volume 1 - The Fall of Rabaul December 1941 - March 1942 (Paperback): Michael Claringbould, Peter Ingman

South Pacific Air War Volume 1 - The Fall of Rabaul December 1941 - March 1942 (Paperback)

Michael Claringbould, Peter Ingman

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This volume chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific from December 1941 until March 1942, durign 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. This 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.

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Imprint: Avonmore Books
Country of origin: Australia
Release date: November 2017
Authors: Michael Claringbould • Peter Ingman
Dimensions: 250 x 176 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 978-0-9945889-4-4
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Air forces & warfare
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
LSN: 0-9945889-4-1
Barcode: 9780994588944

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