Turning Point: The Battle for Milne Bay 1942 - Japan's First Land Defeat in World War II by Veitch, Michael
Turning Point: The Battle for Milne Bay 1942 - Japan's First Land Defeat in World War II by Veitch, Michael

Turning Point: The Battle for Milne Bay 1942 - Japan's First Land Defeat in World War II

The Battle for Milne Bay - Japan's first defeat on land in the Second World War -...
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Author: Michael Veitch
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Turning Point: The Battle for Milne Bay 1942 - Japan's First Land Defeat in World War II by Veitch, Michael

Turning Point: The Battle for Milne Bay 1942 - Japan's First Land Defeat in World War II

$317.11
Turning Point: The Battle for Milne Bay 1942 - Japan's First Land Defeat in World War II by Veitch, Michael

Turning Point: The Battle for Milne Bay 1942 - Japan's First Land Defeat in World War II

$317.11
Author: Michael Veitch
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Battle for Milne Bay - Japan's first defeat on land in the Second World War - was a defining moment in the evolution of the indomitable Australian fighting spirit. For the men of the AIF, the militia and the RAAF, it was the turning point in the Pacific, and their finest - though now largely forgotten - hour. Forgotten, until now.

In August 1942, Japan's forces were unstoppable. Having conquered vast swathes of south-east Asia - Malaya, Singapore, the Dutch East Indies - and now invading New Guinea, many feared the Empire of the Rising Sun stood poised to knock down Australia's northern door.

But first they needed Port Moresby. In the still of an August night, Japanese marines sailed quietly into Milne Bay, a long, malaria-ridden dead end at the far eastern tip of Papua, to unleash an audacious pincer movement. Unbeknown to them, however, a secret airstrip had been carved out of a coconut plantation by US Engineers, and a garrison of Australian troops had been established, supported by two locally based squadrons of RAAF Kittyhawks, including the men of the famed 75 Squadron. The scene was set for one of the most decisive and vicious battles of the war.

For ten days and nights Australia's soldiers and airmen fought the elite of Japan's forces along a sodden jungle track, and forced them back step by muddy, bloody step.

In Turning Point, bestselling author Michael Veitch brings to life the incredible exploits and tragic sacrifices of these Australian heroes.

Author: Michael Veitch
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Published: 12/15/2020
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780733640551

About the Author

Michael Veitch is well known as an author, actor, comedian and former ABC television and radio presenter. His books include the critically acclaimed accounts of Australian airmen in World War II, 44 Days, Heroes of the Skies, Fly, Flak and Barney Greatrex. He lives in the Yarra Valley, outside Melbourne.




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