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    Weapon Of Denial: Air Power And The Battle For New Guinea [Illustrated Edition]
    Weapon Of Denial: Air Power And The Battle For New Guinea [Illustrated Edition]
    Weapon Of Denial: Air Power And The Battle For New Guinea [Illustrated Edition]
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    Weapon Of Denial: Air Power And The Battle For New Guinea [Illustrated Edition]

    By Gary Null

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    Includes over 12 photos and maps
    Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander of Pacific forces in World War II, viewed the Battle of the Bismarck Sea as a disaster for the Japanese and a triumph for the Allies. In that great air-sea confrontation, U.S. and Australian air forces proved that air power could be decisive in preventing the resupply of ground troops by sea. Months of torturous warfare in the jungles of New Guinea had left Japanese troops vulnerable to disease and starvation. In the end, Allied airmen were able to break Japan’s grip on New Guinea and end its threat to Australia through the innovative and aggressive use of air power. MacArthur’s strength lay in a dedicated and courageous band of airmen who could attack enemy ships from all directions at any time.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTannenberg Publishing
    Release dateAug 15, 2014
    ISBN9781782898887
    Weapon Of Denial: Air Power And The Battle For New Guinea [Illustrated Edition]

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    Weapon Of Denial - Gary Null

    This edition is published by PICKLE PARTNERS PUBLISHING—www.picklepartnerspublishing.com

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    Text originally published in 1995 under the same title.

    © Pickle Partners Publishing 2014, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means, electrical, mechanical or otherwise without the written permission of the copyright holder.

    Publisher’s Note

    Although in most cases we have retained the Author’s original spelling and grammar to authentically reproduce the work of the Author and the original intent of such material, some additional notes and clarifications have been added for the modern reader’s benefit.

    We have also made every effort to include all maps and illustrations of the original edition the limitations of formatting do not allow of including larger maps, we will upload as many of these maps as possible.

    The U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II

    Weapon of Denial: Air Power and the Battle for New Guinea

    Gary Null

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

    Weapon of Denial — Air Power and the Battle for New Guinea 5

    The Japanese Onslaught 5

    Girding for Battle 5

    Strike and Counter-Strike 6

    Coral Sea through Milne Bay 7

    Japan on the Ropes 9

    Air Power and the Supply War 10

    Waging Air War on the Convoys 13

    A Massive Convoy Forms 17

    The Battle of the Bismarck Sea 18

    Japanese Convoy Structure — Battle of the Bismarck Sea 20

    Commander of Convoy and Escort Forces 20

    Commander of Transport Vessels 20

    Destroyer Escort Force 20

    Transport Force 20

    Bismarck Sea: A Notable Air Power Victory 27

    Suggested Readings 30

    REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 33

    Weapon of Denial — Air Power and the Battle for New Guinea

    Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander of Pacific forces in World War II, viewed the Battle of the Bismarck Sea as a disaster for the Japanese and a triumph for the Allies. In that great air-sea confrontation, U.S. and Australian air forces proved that air power could be decisive in

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