000			01109cam a2200193 4500
020			_a9781107037991 (hbk.) : _c45.00 GBP
100	1		_aDEAN Peter (editor.)
245			_aAustralia 1943 : _bthe liberation of New Guinea / _cedited by Peter J. Dean.
260			_aCambridge Port Melbourne, Australia : _bCambridge Univ Press, _c2014.
300			_axxx, 309 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aBy January 1943, Australia had emerged from the shadow of war in a strong position. The victories in 1942 at Kokoda, Guadalcanal, Buna, Gona and Sanananda had secured the northern coastlines of Papua and Australia. Australian forces were now poised for a full scale offensive to liberate New Guinea from the Japanese, the largest and most complicated operations in their history.
650			_aWORLD WAR, 1939-1945 _x CAMPAIGNS _x NEW GUINES
650			_aWORLD WAR, 1939-1945 _zAUSTRALIA
650			_aWORLD WAR, 1939-1945 _zPACIFIC AREA
650			_aWORLD WAR 2
650			_aMILITARY STRATEGY
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999			_c28968 _d28968