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

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



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English | 2019 | ISBN: 0733648673 | 300 pages | EPUB | 2.3 MB

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.