Following the devastating raids on Pearl Harbor on December 7; 1941; lightning advances by Japanese forces throughout the Pacific and the Far East; and a desperate battle by the Allied command in the Dutch East Indies; it became evident that an attack on Australia was more a matter of “when†and not “if.â€On February 19; just eleven weeks after the attacks on Pearl Harbor and two weeks after the fall of Singapore; the same Japanese battle group that had attacked Hawaii was ordered to attack the ill-prepared and under-defended Australian port of Darwin.Publishing 75 years after this little-known yet devastating attack; this fully illustrated study details what happened on that dramatic day in 1942 with the help of contemporary photographs; maps; and profiles of the commanders and machines involved in the assault.
#1713802 in Books 2014-03-27 2014-03-27Original language:EnglishPDF # 4 .34 x 6.94 x 5.49l; 6.55 #File Name: 14725201651 pages
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