Fortress Rabaul: The Battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942–April 1943

Fortress Rabaul: The Battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942–April 1943

<DIV> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">For most of World War II, the mention of Japan's island stronghold sent shudders through thousands of Allied airmen. Some called it €œFortress Rabaul,€ an apt name for the headquarters of the Imperial Japanese forces in the Southwest Pacific. Author Bruce Gamble chronicles Rabaul€s crucial role in Japanese operations in the Southwest Pacific. Millions of square feet of housing and storage facilities supported a hundred thousand soldiers and naval personnel. Simpson Harbor and the airfields were the focus of hundreds of missions by American air forces. </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">Winner of the "Gold Medal" (Military Writers Society of America) and "Editor's Choice Award" (Stone & Stone Second World War Books), <I>Fortress Rabaul</I> details a critical and, until now, little understood chapter in the history of World War II. </p> </div>