
Fortress Rabaul
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Winner of the "Gold Medal" (Military Writers Society of America) and "Editor's Choice Award" (Stone & Stone Second World War Books), Fortress Rabaul details a critical and, until now, little understood chapter in the history of World War II.
Reviews / Votes
Col. Walter Boyne, USAF (Ret.), author of Clash of Wings"This tour de force by Bruce Gamble is an absolute must for anyone interested in the true story of one of World War II's most interesting-and most overlooked-battles. The author rivals Stephen Ambrose with his detailed personal accounts of not only victory and defeat, but also of the more routine events that entail quiet pride or-sometimes-suppressed embarrassment."
Eric Hammel, author of Islands of Hell: The U.S. Marines in the Western Pacific
"Not for the first time, Bruce Gamble has done amazing work gathering a dazzling array of tiny, little facts, then arranging them in a big, dazzling story that amazes one's inner historian even as it breaks one's heart on its way to a triumphal conclusion."
AIR CLASSICS
"Drawing on a variety of sources from both sides, the author has written a detailed reference book that reads like a novel."
WWII HISTORY MAGAZINE
"...Fortress Rabaul opens a broader vista on this under-studied campaign with its wide research, thoughtful analysis, and gifted story-teller's panache."
Barrett Tillman, author of Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan, 1942-1945
"To most of the reading public, the aerial siege of Rabaul remains one of the untold stories of the Pacific War. Nobody is better qualified than Bruce Gamble to relate that lengthy campaign, beginning with the first 15 months of the conflict. The depth and variety of his coverage is exceptional: not only the Allied and the Japanese perspectives, but the personalities and their attendant feuds; and ultimately the successful air blockade that released the unstoppable might of an industrialized America to take the war ever nearer Japan itself."
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Content
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Maps
- Rank Abbreviations
- Prologue: Melbourne, Victoria, 2350 Hours, Friday, January 23, 1942
- Chapter 1: Volcanoes, God, and Coconuts
- Chapter 2: 24 Squadron
- Chapter 3: Gladiators
- Chapter 4: Desperate Hours
- Chapter 5: The Fall of Rabaul
- Chapter 6: Counterattack
- Chapter 7: Stronghold
- Chapter 8: Task Force 11
- Chapter 9: Medal of Honor: Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare
- Chapter 10: Carmichael's Raid
- Chapter 11: Yanks Down Under
- Chapter 12: The Last Outpost
- Chapter 13: New Guinea Interlude
- Chapter 14: Wild Eagles
- Chapter 15: MO: The Offensive Blunted
- Chapter 16: Guests of the Emperor
- Chapter 17: Fading Glory
- Chapter 18: MacArthur's New Airman
- Chapter 19: Medal of Honor: Harl Pease Jr
- Chapter 20: The Personification of Evil
- Chapter 21: A Shift in Momentum
- Chapter 22: New Identities
- Chapter 23: Heavy Bomber Blues
- Chapter 24: Medal of Honor: Kenneth N. Walker
- Chapter 25: Blood in the Water
- Chapter 26: Operation I-Go: Yamamoto's Last Offensive
- Chapter 27: Death of a Warrior God
- Photo Insert
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Copyright Page
- Footnotes
- Chapter 2
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- Chapter 3
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- Chapter 9
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- Chapter 10
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- Chapter 12
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- Chapter 19
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- Chapter 22
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- Chapter 25
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- Chapter 26
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