The Battle for Wau by Phillip Bradley

The Battle for Wau by Phillip Bradley

The Battle for Wau brings together for the first time the full story of the early World War II conflicts in New Guinea, from the landing of the Japanese at Salamaua in March 1942 to their defeat at Wau in February 1943. Phillip Bradley draws on the recollections of over 70 veterans from the campaign and on his own first-hand knowledge of the region. Beginning with the early commando operations in Salamaua, the story unfolds with the burning of Wau, the clashes around Mubo, the Japanese convoy to Lae and the United States air operation to Wau. The book climaxes with the fortitude of Captain Sherlock's outnumbered company. Desperately fighting an enemy regiment debouching from the rugged unguarded ranges to the east, Sherlock's men fought to hold Wau airfield open for the arrival of vital reinforcements.

"Bradley has done a good job of piecing together a 'who was where, when' account of a battle fought over difficult terrain dominated by narrow jungle tracks" -John Burton, Pacifica Affairs

Phillip Bradley holds a Bachelor of Science. He is the author of On Shaggy Ridge and writes for Wartime magazine, as well as After the Battle magazine.

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ISBN 13	9780521896818
ISBN 10	0521896819
Titel	The Battle for Wau
Autor	Phillip Bradley
Serie	Australian Army History Series
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2008-04-15
Seitenanzahl	304
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