Battle of the Bismark Sea

McAulay, Lex. New York. St. Martin's Press. 1991. FIRST EDITION, august, 1991. First Printing. Hard cvoer. Dust jacket. 226 pps with Appendices and Index. Ex-Library copy. World War II 1939-1945. Naval convoys. Japan. Naval operations, aerial operations, Bismark Sea. Royal Australian Air Force. United States 5th Air Force. Historical reference material. Source material. Good condition.

"In the Battle of the Bismark Sea. Lex McAulay provides the first complete account of the destruction of the crucial Japanese reinforcement convoy of Lae, New Guinea, on 2-4 March, 1943, a pivotal battle in the South West Pacfivic that has been neglected by historians for decades.

Unable to depend on ground orsurface-naval forces, which had been wiped out by previous Japanese attacks, the royal Australian Air Force and the United States 5th Air Force banded together to overcome incredible odds."--from the jacket

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Hard cover book in good condition. Ex-Library book with all the usual markings. Only visible flaws are loose joint of front spine and light soil to top page edges. Squarely and tightly bound. No loose pages. No bent pages. No marking in text. Text is crisp, clean, clear and very readable. Original dust jacket is protected by plastic and attached to the covers. Photo illustration and photo of the troops on front cover. Black & white photo of the author on inside flap.

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