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Sto caricando le informazioni... South Pacific Air War : Volume 3 : Coral Sea & Aftermath May-June 1942 (edizione 2019)di Michael John Claringbould (Autore), Peter Ingman (Autore), Diane Bricknell (Progetto della copertina)
Informazioni sull'operaSouth Pacific Air War Volume 3: Coral Sea & Aftermath May - June 1942 di Michael John Claringbould (Author)
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Appartiene alle SerieSouth Pacific Air War (Volume 3)
This third volume chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific during the critical months of May and June 1942. It can be read alone or as part of a trilogy that spans the first six months of the Pacific War and culminates in the Battle of the Coral Sea. In early May 1942 the Japanese launched Operation MO, a complex plan that involved the seizure of Tulagi and Port Moresby. Within the context of an ongoing regional war waged by land-based air forces, opposing fleet carriers were drawn into conflict for the first time in history. The result was the Battle of the Coral Sea, resulting in the loss of the USS Lexington and the withdrawal of the remaining American carrier.The orthodox view of Coral Sea is of an Allied victory whereby the Japanese were forced to abandon their plan to capture Port Moresby. However, the authors make a compelling argument that the Japanese capacity to mount the invasion was largely intact and it was a serious error by their rigid and hierarchical command structure to postpone the invasion at this critical time. Following the Coral Sea battle, the bloody aerial campaign continued in earnest between the land-based air forces. This resembled something of a slugfest between the opposing bases of Lae and Port Moresby - just one hour's flying time apart. The Allied offense was waged by American B-17 Flying Fortress, B-25 Mitchell and B-26 Marauder bombers shuttling up from Australia. Protecting their critical base at Port Moresby were a few hard-battling P-39 Airacobra squadrons, which suffered an astounding loss rate during this period.On the Japanese side, their formations of Betty and Nell bombers regularly pounded Moresby, and by June had begun targeting its vulnerable harbor. These were protected by the wide-ranging Zero fighters of the famed Tainan Kokutai, whose fighter pilots were amongst the best and most experienced to be found on any front during the Second World War.Never before has this campaign been chronicled in such detail, with Allied accounts matched against Japanese records and supported by the most accurate artwork ever produced of this era. Both authors are uniquely qualified to tell this story. Raised in Port Moresby, Michael Claringbould is a globally acknowledged expert on the New Guinea conflict and both Japanese and USAAF aviation of this period. Peter Ingman is an acclaimed military history author specializing in the early part of the Pacific War. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)940.5426History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- Military History Of World War II Campaigns and battles by theatre PacificVotoMedia:
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South Pacific Air War Volume 1: The Fall of Rabaul December 1941-March 1942
South Pacific Air War Volume 2: The Struggle for Moresby March-April 1942
South Pacific Air War Volume 3: Coral Sea and Aftermath May-June 1942
South Pacific Air War Volume 4: Buna and Milne Bay June-September 1942
South Pacific Air War Volume 5: Crisis in Papua September-December 1942
This series of books started out as a trilogy, that has expanded out to five volumes so far for a total of over 1,000 pages covering the first 13 months of the air war over New Guinea and surrounds. Given we are only at the end of 1942 by the end of Volume 5 there is still potentially a long way to go, however it is noted the Solomon Islands campaign appears to have been spun off into a separate series. The books are a highly readable narrative history written from Australian, Japanese and US primary and secondary sources which are all referenced in the bibliography. The books are also indexed. They are liberally illustrated with black and white photos from the period which are most interesting, and most of which I had never seen before. The first three volumes contain colour profile sections of aircraft of all combatants, and these are really good. I was less thrilled with the maps, which are basic but at least included (I’m rarely satisfied with provided maps!). Also scattered among the pages is digital artwork, some quite good, some less so.
So… recommended? Yes, if you have a specific interest in this period. What I really valued was the all encompassing nature of the work covering all sides of the conflict, especially the realistic emphasis on American and Japanese forces and operational experiences as the campaign progresses. (I have plenty of books on the RAAF in the SWPA and don't need any more!). And it is all interesting and readable. I would strongly recommend you visit the publishers website for more information on which to form your own opinion. I ordered 4 of the 5 volumes direct from the Publisher and would recommend that route if you are in Australia, as dispatch was prompt and well wrapped. The publisher has been pretty liberal in making available samples of text, photos and artwork from each volume, and I would encourage you to check it out if you are interested:
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