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When Japanese forces landed near the strategic port of Rabaul on New Britain Island in January 1942, it was clear to all involved that the next target would be Japan's isolation of Australia, or even an invasion of the continent. The main battlefield developed in New Guinea, where the Japanese attempted to occupy another strategic area near Port Moresby, and if the Japanese war machine succeeded in knocking Australia out of the war, it would mean a catastrophic disaster of enormous proportions for the Allies. Fighting took place in extremely challenging climatic conditions, in jungles, in mountains, ruthlessly, using the most modern weapons of the time, but also man against man, bayonet against bayonet...
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Author: Vácha Dalibor
Publication date: June 11, 2020
Manufacturer: Nakladatelství Epocha s. r. o.
Genres: Non-fiction literature, Books, History and facts, World war ii, War books, War novels
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 152
ISBN/EAN: 9788075579522