Fortress Rabaul: The Battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942-April 1943

by Bruce Gamble

Book Overview

For most of World War II, the mention of Japan's island stronghold sent shudders through thousands of Allied airmen. Some called it "Fortress Rabaul," an apt name for the headquarters of the Imperial Japanese forces in the Southwest Pacific. Author Bruce Gamble chronicles Rabaul's crucial role in Japanese operations in the Southwest Pacific. Millions of square feet of housing and storage facilities supported a hundred thousand soldiers and naval personnel...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076032350X
• ISBN13: 9780760323502
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Zenith Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.5"