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Turning point: the Battle for Milne Bay 1942 -- Japan's first land defeat in World War II

By Michael , Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Squadron , 75.;Veitch

Book information

Publisher
Hachette Australia
Year
2019
ISBN
9780733640568, 0733640567
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2446920 bytes)
Pages
xvii, 334 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : il
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Papua New Guinea;Milne B1939-1945--Campaigns--Papua New Guinea;Military hi20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000;Air forces75;World WarMilitary;Pacific Oce

Description

September 1942 marked the high-point of Axis conquest in World War II. In the Pacific, Japan's soldiers had seemed unstoppable. However, the tide was about to turn. On Sunday, 6 September 1942, Japanese land forces suffered their first conclusive defeat at the hands of the Allies. At Milne Bay in Papua New Guinea, a predominantly Australian force - including 75 Squadron - fought for two weeks to successfully defend a vital airstrip against a determined Japanese invasion. The victorious Australian army units were crucially supported by two locally-based squadrons of RAAF Kittyhawks. The Battle for Milne Bay and victory for the Allies was a significant turning point in the Pacific War, but while it received worldwide publicity at the time, it has since been largely forgotten... It deserves to be remembered.

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