Rabaul 1943–44: Reducing Japan's great island fortress (Air Campaign Book 2)

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. All Identifiers : isbn:9781472822451 Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB Number of Formats : 1 Has Cover : Yes Single Author : Mark Lardas Original Source : Mirc New Files 02 27 U A Sorted Author by LN, FN: Lardas, Mark Title Length : 014 Title Parm D : Rabaul 194344 Title Parm F : Rabaul 194344 Title Parm A : Rabaul 194344 Title Parm B : ( Record ID : 9790 Uncomma Author : Mark Lardas Num of Aut : 1