Research Catalog

Title

Australia 1943 : the liberation of New Guinea / edited by Peter J. Dean, [foreword by Brendan Nelson].

Publication

• Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia : Cambridge University Press, [2014]
• ©2014

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Details

Additional Authors

• Dean, Peter J. (Peter John), 1974-
• Nelson, Brendan

Description

xxx, 309 pages : illustrations, maps, protraits, charts; 24 cm

Summary

By January 1943, Australia had emerged from the shadow of war in a strong position. The victories in 1942 at Kokoda, Guadalcanal, Buna, Gona and Sanananda had secured the northern coastlines of Papua and Australia. Australian forces were now poised for a full scale offensive to liberate New Guinea from the Japanese, the largest and most complicated operations in their history. Australia 1943 explores the high point of Australia's influence on operations and strategy in the South West Pacific, a campaign that has been traditionally overshadowed by the drama of Kokoda. It investigates critical operations from January 1943 to April 1944, including Salamaua, Lae/Nadzab, Finschhafen, Shaggy Ridge, the Markham Valley and the Huon Peninsula. Australia 1943 is the first detailed single-volume study of Australia's military operations in the Pacific during 1943 - Australia's 'finest hour' in the Second World War.

Subjects

• World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Australian
• Pacific Area > History, Military > 20th century
• Australia > History > 1939-1945
• World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area
• World War, 1939-1945 > Military intelligence > Pacific Area
• World War, 1939-1945 > Pacific Area

Note

• Peter Dean is affiliated with Australian National University, Canberra.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

MacArthur and Curtin : deciding Australian war strategy in 1943 / David Horner -- MacArthur's war : strategy, command and plans for the 1943 offensives / Peter J. Dean -- The Japanese army's search for a new South Pacific strategy, 1943 / Hiroyuki Shindo -- On the offensive : US operations in the Southwest Pacific area and South Pacific area in 1943 / Keven C. Holzimmer -- Perspiration, inspiration, frustration : The RAAF in New Guinea in 1943 / Mark Johnston -- The Naval Perspective : the RAN in 1943 / Ian Pfennigwerth -- Logistics and the cartwheel operations / Ross Mallett -- The 'Salamaua Magnet' / Karl James -- From the air, sea and land : the capture of Lae / Peter J. Dean -- Operations in the Markham and Ramu Valleys / Lachlan Grant -- Applying the principles of war : securing the Huon Peninsula / Garth Pratten.

Call Number

JFE 14-3141

ISBN

• 9781107037991 (hbk)
• 1107037999 (hbk)

OCLC

860874047

Title

Australia 1943 : the liberation of New Guinea / edited by Peter J. Dean, [foreword by Brendan Nelson].

Publisher

Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia : Cambridge University Press, [2014]

Copyright Date

©2014

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Dean, Peter J. (Peter John), 1974- editor.

Nelson, Brendan, writer of supplementary texual content.

Research Call Number

JFE 14-3141