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In 1942, the massive Japanese naval base and airfield at Rabaul was a fortress standing in the Allies' path to Tokyo. It was impossible to seize Rabaul, or starve the 100,000-strong garrison out. Instead the US began an innovative, hard-fought two-year air campaign to draw its teeth, and allow them to bypass the island completely. The struggle decided more than the fate of Rabaul. If successful, the Allies would demonstrate a new form of warfare, where air power, with a judicious use of naval and land forces, would eliminate the need to occupy a ground objective in order to control it. As it turned out, the Siege of Rabaul proved to be more just than a successful demonstration of air power--it provided the roadmap for the rest of World War II in the Pacific.
Product details
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Edition:
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illustrated
- Languages:
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Original:
English
- Number of Pages:
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96
- Publisher:
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Bloomsbury USA
- Publication Date:
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2018-01-23
- Release Date:
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2018-01-25
- ISBN / EAN:
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9781472822444
- Weight:
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331 g
- Dimensions:
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18/25/1 cm
- GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
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[email protected]
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