Jungle Fighters
A Firsthand Account of the Forgotten New Guinea Campaign
In the early stages of the Pacific War, General Douglas MacArthur was expected to prevent the Japanese from taking Australia. With limited forces, MacArthur had to be tactical, and the key to the continent's defense was the island of New Guinea, just above the northeast tip of Australia. In order to defend New Guinea, MacArthur sent a small task force to Milne Bay, where the Coral Sea rounded the southeast tip of the island. His plan: to establish an airfield base for bomber and fighter planes that could attack enemy invasion convoys as they rounded the tip of New Guinea to attack Australia.In the fall of 1941, at the age of twenty-six, Jules…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-63450-897-1
- EAN: 9781634508971
- Produktnummer: 22307671
- Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 8'947 KB
- Sonstiges: Ab 12 - 99 J.
Über den Autor
Jules Archer was one of the most respected names in nonfiction for young people. During his lifetime he published more than seventy books, which have been translated into twelve languages throughout the world. He lived in Scotts Valley, California, until his death in 2008.Alex Kershaw is the widely acclaimed author of several bestselling books about WWII, including The Bedford Boys, The Longest Winter, The Few, Escape from the Deep, and The Envoy. He is an honorary colonel in the 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Division and resides in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
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