Rabaul 1943-44 - Reducing Japan's Island Fortress
96 page book.
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and is no longer available.List price: $20.00You pay: $14.49(All prices in U.S. Dollars)Manufacturer: Osprey BooksStock Number: OSP ACM2View all products of type "Air Warfare" 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.
Contents:
- Introduction
- Chronology
- Attackers' Capabilities
- Defenders' Capabilities
- Campaign Objectives
- The Campaign
- Aftermath and Analysis
- Bibliography
- Index