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The battle of the Bismarck Sea, the forgotten battle that saved the Pacific, Michael Veitch

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The battle of the Bismarck Sea, the forgotten battle that saved the Pacific, Michael Veitch

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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contains biographical information

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The battle of the Bismarck Sea

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bibliography

Responsibility statement

Michael Veitch

Sub title

the forgotten battle that saved the Pacific

Summary

In the thick of World War II, during the first week of March 1943, Japan made a final, desperate lunge for control of the South West Pacific. In the ensuing Battle of the Bismarck Sea, a force of land-based Australian and American planes attacked a massive convoy of Japanese warships. The odds were against them. But a devastating victory was won and Japan's hopes of regaining the initiative in New Guinea destroyed. More importantly for Australians, the victory decisively removed any possibility that Australia might be invaded by Japanese forces. It was, for us, one of the most significant times in our history - a week when our future was profoundly in the balance

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