Taaffe, Stephen R.
MacArthur's jungle war : the 1944 New Guinea campaign / 1944 New Guinea campaign Stephen R. Taaffe. - Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c1998. - xiii, 312 p. : maps ; 24 cm. - Modern war studies .
1. Strategic Background -- 2. MacArthur Gears Up -- 3. The Admiralties : An Unnecessary Risk? -- 4. Hollandia: A Great Leap Forward -- 5. Combat and Survival in a Hostile Environment -- 6. Wakde-Sarmi: Whoever Heard of Lone Tree Hill? -- 7. Biak: A Belated and Unhappy Victory -- 8. Noemfoor: Moving Closer to the Target -- 9. Driniumor River: A Strategically Worthless Operation? -- 10. Sansapor-Mar and Morotai: Mopping Up the Campaign.
When General Douglas MacArthur led Allied troops into the jungles of New Guinea in World War II, he placed his armies in a position to fulfill his personal promise to liberate the Philippines. Here, historian Stephen Taaffe writes the definitive history of that assault, showing why it succeeded, what it contributed to the overall strategy against Japan, and offers a balanced assessment of MacArthur's leadership and limitations. 10 maps.
95832
0700608702 9780700608706
97025228
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.
World War--Campaigns--New Guinea.--1939-1945
940.5426 Taa 15
MacArthur's jungle war : the 1944 New Guinea campaign / 1944 New Guinea campaign Stephen R. Taaffe. - Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c1998. - xiii, 312 p. : maps ; 24 cm. - Modern war studies .
1. Strategic Background -- 2. MacArthur Gears Up -- 3. The Admiralties : An Unnecessary Risk? -- 4. Hollandia: A Great Leap Forward -- 5. Combat and Survival in a Hostile Environment -- 6. Wakde-Sarmi: Whoever Heard of Lone Tree Hill? -- 7. Biak: A Belated and Unhappy Victory -- 8. Noemfoor: Moving Closer to the Target -- 9. Driniumor River: A Strategically Worthless Operation? -- 10. Sansapor-Mar and Morotai: Mopping Up the Campaign.
When General Douglas MacArthur led Allied troops into the jungles of New Guinea in World War II, he placed his armies in a position to fulfill his personal promise to liberate the Philippines. Here, historian Stephen Taaffe writes the definitive history of that assault, showing why it succeeded, what it contributed to the overall strategy against Japan, and offers a balanced assessment of MacArthur's leadership and limitations. 10 maps.
95832
0700608702 9780700608706
97025228
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.
World War--Campaigns--New Guinea.--1939-1945
940.5426 Taa 15