Pacific Adversaries - Volume Three: Imperial Japanese Navy vs the Allies New Guinea & the Solomons 1942-1944...

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Michael Claringbould

Pacific Adversaries - Volume Three

Imperial Japanese Navy vs the Allies New Guinea & the Solomons 1942-1944

Michael Claringbould

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Avonmore Books
01 August 2020

History; Second World War

This Volume Three of Pacific Adversaries conveys detailed stories of aerial warfare in the South Pacific, chosen because both Japanese and Allied records can be matched for an accurate accounting. Often the actual outcomes are very different to the exaggerated claims made by both sides upon which many traditional histories have relied to date.

Further, for each of the chosen stories photographic or other evidence enables an accurate depiction of the aircraft involved.

Through these chosen snapshots, Pacific Adversaries will portray the South Pacific conflict as accurately as possible.

This third volume focuses exclusively on confrontations with the Japanese Navy Air Force (JNAF) in New Guinea and the Solomons, known to the Japanese as the “South Seas”.

The JNAF first appeared in the South Pacific in December 1941 and was at the vanguard of offensive efforts during the course of 1942. Following the bloody Guadalcanal campaign, the JNAF fought a largely defensive war in New Guinea and the Solomons against increasingly powerful Allied forces. Perhaps surprisingly, right through to the end of 1943 the JNAF offered significant resistance to the Allies and never ceded air superiority in the vicinity of its key base of Rabaul. Only in 1944, when units were withdrawn to the Central Pacific and the Philippines, was the JNAF presence in the South Pacific finally wound down to just a token force.

Never before have detailed accounts matched up adversaries so closely and in doing so shine light on key events in Pacific skies so many years ago.

By: Michael Claringbould
Imprint: Avonmore Books
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 250mm, Width: 176mm,
ISBN: 9780648665953
ISBN 10: 064866595X
Pages: 102
Publication Date: 01 August 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Big Splash Luckiest Men in the Pacific Confused Identity Emily versus Bessie Higai’s Demise Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre Disappearing Betty Nighthawk Night Fighters Ace in a Day? Dual Medal of Honor Fortress Moresby’s Final Raid Novel Night Fighter The White Mug Beaufighter Surprise Kiwi Wingco Down The Last Rabaul Fighter Commander Sources

Raised in Port Moresby, Michael Claringbould is a globally recognised expert on the WWII South Pacific air war and Japanese aviation in particular.

Reviews for Pacific Adversaries - Volume Three: Imperial Japanese Navy vs the Allies New Guinea & the Solomons 1942-1944

As with all Claringbould books, the prose and details offers compelling reading. * Historical Miniatures Gaming Society * Once again, Michael John Claringbould has presented a wide-ranging selection of events from the Pacific War, some well-known and some virtually unknown. Each is well researched and documented, and accompanied with numerous illustrations based on extensive research, giving the modeler the reference to create a specific replica with its own unique story to tell. * IMPS/USA 22/03/2021 *