Kokoda: Beyond the Legend

ISBN-13: 9781107189713 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 396 str.

Karl James

Opis

Kokoda: Beyond the Legend provides readers with a complete understanding of this major turning point in the Second World War.

Spis treści

1. Kokoda: the immortal trail Karl James; Part I. Turning Points: 2. War across the world Antony Beevor; 3. Confrontation in the Coral Sea: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz's plan for a decisive battle John B. Lundstrom; 4. South Pacific turning point: Guadalcanal Richard B. Frank; Part II. Allied Perspectives: 5. Victory at all cost: Douglas MacArthur's Papuan campaign of 1942–3 James W. Zobel; 6. Command failures on the Kokoda Trail Rowan Tracey; 7. The air war over Papua: the RAAF experience Mark Johnston; 8. The Battle of Milne Bay Phillip Bradley; 9. Grinding out a victory: Australian and American commanders during the beachhead battles Peter J. Dean; Part III. Japanese Perspectives: 10. Making soldiers: training, doctrine and culture in the Imperial Japanese Army Edward J. Drea; 11. Japanese commanders in Kokoda Haruki Yoshida; 12. Against overwhelming odds? Opposing strengths on the Kokoda Trail Peter Williams; Part IV. On the Trail: 13. On the trail of an extraordinary man: the making of the architect of Kokoda Robyn Kienzle; 14. Trekking Kokoda Charlie Lynn; Part V. Legacies: 15. Papua's overlooked legacy: the AMF as a learning institution Garth Pratten; 16. Kokoda: an epic in Australian history David Horner.