From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa: The War in the Pacific, 1941-1945Describes every major action in the Pacific during World War II: Pearl Harbor, Bataan, Corregidor, Midway, Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Burma, Leyte, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Hiroshima, etc. |
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Page 64
... Australian troops . The Australians were amazed when the Japanese , in considerable strength , pushed in the direction of Kokoda . Within a few days the Japanese had covered more than half the distance to Port Moresby . The Japanese ...
... Australian troops . The Australians were amazed when the Japanese , in considerable strength , pushed in the direction of Kokoda . Within a few days the Japanese had covered more than half the distance to Port Moresby . The Japanese ...
Page 85
... Australians by at least two to one , and the Japanese were better equipped for the terrible moun- tain - and - jungle terrain . The Australians , for instance , were fighting with heavy .303 caliber rifles which were too awkward and ...
... Australians by at least two to one , and the Japanese were better equipped for the terrible moun- tain - and - jungle terrain . The Australians , for instance , were fighting with heavy .303 caliber rifles which were too awkward and ...
Page 86
... Australians , somewhat surprised , began pushing them back along the Kokoda Trail toward Buna . When this good news reached MacArthur's Australian headquarters , preparations for an Allied attack on Buna - Gona were hurried along . The ...
... Australians , somewhat surprised , began pushing them back along the Kokoda Trail toward Buna . When this good news reached MacArthur's Australian headquarters , preparations for an Allied attack on Buna - Gona were hurried along . The ...
Contents
The Japanese Attack | 3 |
The Fall of the Philippines | 25 |
The Tide Turns | 53 |
Copyright | |
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