The Battle of the Bismarck Sea by Michael Veitch

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

In the thick of World War II, during the first week of March 1943, Japan made a final, desperate lunge for control of the South West Pacific. In the ensuing Battle of the Bismarck Sea, a force of land-based Australian and American planes attacked a massive convoy of Japanese warships.

The odds were against them. But a devastating victory was won and Japan's hopes of regaining the initiative in New Guinea were destroyed. More importantly for Australians, the victory decisively removed any possibility that Australia might be invaded by Japanese forces. It was, for us, one of the most significant times in our history - a week when our future was profoundly in the balance. (back cover)