Introduction -- 1. Part 1. Winning the unwinnable war (1936-December 1941) -- Part 2. South to Rabaul (1 January-20 February 1942) -- 2. Beyond Rabaul (21 February-10 March 1942) -- 3. Setting the ...

The improvised strategy that led to Rabaul being bypassed, rather than assaulted as Washington (and MacArthur) had wanted (from a distance) in 1942 has, since then, been presented as an exemplar of a ...

“The Caucasus, Iran, Iraq and Syria may well prove to be the great battlefield of 1942. It is difficult to predict whether any particular phase of the war will be decisive, but obviously when and if ...

‘THE sea-walls crack.’ The invasion of Australia began on January 23, 1942, with the occupation of Rabaul and the attacks on New Guinea. Smashing through the barriers of the British and American ...

As MacArthur’s unexpected swoop into the Admiralty Islands last week tightened a noose around the Bismarck Archipelago (see map), attention was fixed on a Jap-held prize on the northern tip of New ...