MacArthur Strikes Back: Decision at Buna, New Guinea 1942-1943

by Harry Gailey and Harry A. Gailey

Book Overview

The Japanese defense of the Buna area of the northeastern coast of New Guinea was organized around major strongpoints. Taken together they formed a well-designed complex of mutually supporting bunkers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891417028
• ISBN13: 9780891417026
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Presidio Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

A detailed account of a sidelined front

Harry Gailey's account of the battles in eastern Papua New Guinea covers the whole period from the Japanese invasion to the Kokoda trail and the Allied counteroffensive up to the fall of Buna - Sanananda fortified area, with many details of the battles, very good maps and no errors. The book is easily read and the commanders' decisions are analysed in depth.