Rabaul 1943–44
Reducing Japan's great island fortress
Rabaul 1943–44
Reducing Japan's great island fortress
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
Chronology
Attackers' Capabilities
Defenders' Capabilities
Campaign Objectives
The Campaign
Aftermath and Analysis
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Jan 23 2018 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781472822444 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | Illustrated throughout with around 60 photos and at least 14pp of colour illustrations |
| Dimensions | 10 x 7 inches |
| Series | Air Campaign |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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