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Book Australia in the War of 1939 1945

Download or read book Australia in the War of 1939 1945 written by John Herington and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Australia s War Crimes Trials 1945 51

Download or read book Australia s War Crimes Trials 1945 51 written by Georgina Fitzpatrick and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 911 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique volume provides a detailed analysis of Australia’s 300 war crimes trials of principally Japanese accused conducted in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. Part I contains contextual essays explaining why Australia established military courts to conduct these trials and thematic essays considering various legal issues in, and historical perspectives on, the trials. Part II offers a comprehensive collection of eight location essays, one each for the physical locations where the trials were held. In Part III post-trial issues are reviewed, such as the operation of compounds for war criminals; the repatriation of convicted Japanese war criminals to serve the remainder of their sentences; and reflections of some of those convicted on their experience of the trials. In the final essay, a contemporary reflection on the fairness of the trials is provided, not on the basis of a twenty-first century critique of contemporary minimum standards of fair trial expected in the prosecution of war crimes, but by reviewing approaches taken in the trials themselves as well as from reactions to the trials by those associated with them. The essays are supported by a large collection of unique historical photographs, maps and statistical materials. There has been no systematic and comprehensive analysis of these trials so far, which has meant that they are virtually precluded from consideration as judicial precedent. This volume fills that gap, and offers scholars and practitioners an important and groundbreaking resource.

Book Air War Against Japan 1943 1945

Download or read book Air War Against Japan 1943 1945 written by George Odgers and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Amphibious Gunboats in World War II

Download or read book American Amphibious Gunboats in World War II written by Robin L. Rielly and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the United States began its campaign against numerous Japanese-held islands in the Pacific, Japanese tactics required them to develop new weapons and strategies. One of the most crucial to the island assaults was a new group of amphibious gunboats that could deliver heavy fire close in to shore as American forces landed. These gunboats were also to prove important in the interdiction of inter-island barge traffic and, late in the war, the kamikaze threat. Several variations of these gunboats were developed, based on the troop carrying LCI(L). They included three conversions of the LCI(L), with various combinations of guns, rockets and mortars, and a fourth gunboat, the LCS(L), based on the same hull but designed as a weapons platform from the beginning. By the end of the war the amphibious gunboats had proven their worth.

Book The Architect of Victory

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  • Author : Peter J. Dean
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2011-04-21
  • ISBN : 1139494848
  • Pages : 417 pages

Download or read book The Architect of Victory written by Peter J. Dean and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-21 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lieutenant General Sir Frank Berryman is one of the most important, yet relatively unknown officers in the history of the Australian Army. Despite his reputedly caustic personality and noted conflicts with some senior officers, Berryman was crucial to Australia's success during the Second World War. But did the man known as 'Berry the Bastard' deserve his reputation? Bold, calculating and talented, Berryman was at the forefront of operations that led to the defeat of the Japanese, and his operational planning secured Australia's victories at Bardia, Tobruk and in New Guinea during the Pacific War. With access to rare private papers, Peter Dean charts Berryman's special relationships with senior US and Australian officers such as MacArthur, Chamberlin, Blamey, Lavarack and Morshead, and explains why the man poised to become the next Chief of General Staff would never fulfil his ambition.

Book Fifth Air Force Light and Medium Bomber Operations During 1942 and 1943  Building the Doctrine and Forces That Triumphed in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea and the Wewak Raid

Download or read book Fifth Air Force Light and Medium Bomber Operations During 1942 and 1943 Building the Doctrine and Forces That Triumphed in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea and the Wewak Raid written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Air Apaches

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  • Author : Jay A. Stout
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2019-02-01
  • ISBN : 0811768090
  • Pages : 433 pages

Download or read book Air Apaches written by Jay A. Stout and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American 345th Bomb Group--the Air Apaches--was legendary in the war against Japan. The first fully trained and fully equipped group sent to the South Pacific, the 345th racked up a devastating score against the enemy. Armed to the teeth with machine guns and fragmentation bombs, and flying their B-25s at impossibly low altitudes--often below fifty feet--the pilots and air crews strafed and bombed enemy installations and shipping with a fury that helped cripple Japan. One of the sharpest tools in the U.S. arsenal, the 345th performed essential missions during Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s campaigns in New Guinea and the Philippines, earning an impressive four Distinguished Unit Citations. This was punishingly dangerous work, and the 345th lost 177 aircraft and 712 men--young men doing their duty in the spirit of the Greatest Generation. Neither was this the more gentlemanly war of Europe, with its more temperate climate, resistance networks aiding downed crews, and POW camps. Airmen shot down in the Pacific theater faced drowning in the ocean, disappearing in the jungle, or torturing and beheading by the Japanese in a war of no quarter expected, no quarter given. A compelling follow-up to Jay A. Stout’s Hell’s Angels, Air Apaches reconstructs the missions of the 345th Bomb Group in striking detail, with laser focus on the men who manned the cockpits, navigated the B-25s, dropped the bombs, serviced the planes, and helped win the war. To tell this remarkable story, Stout worked closely with the group’s surviving veterans and dug deep into firsthand accounts. The result is a compelling narrative of men at war that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.

Book Air War Against Japan

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  • Author : George James Odgers
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1968
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 533 pages

Download or read book Air War Against Japan written by George James Odgers and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Australia in the War of 1939 1945  Series 3  Air

Download or read book Australia in the War of 1939 1945 Series 3 Air written by and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Wikipedia

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  • Publisher : PediaPress
  • Release :
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 2053 pages

Download or read book Wikipedia written by and published by PediaPress. This book was released on with total page 2053 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Oboe Landings  1945

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  • Author : Dayton McCarthy
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2023-01-04
  • ISBN : 1922615811
  • Pages : 270 pages

Download or read book Oboe Landings 1945 written by Dayton McCarthy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-01-04 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In mid-1945, the Australian 7th and 9th Divisions conducted three amphibious operations – code-named Oboe – on Borneo. The Allies enjoyed command of the sea and the air, and used both to isolate and pummel the Japanese defenders. The Borneo landings – well planned, resourced and executed – are rightly considered the acme of amphibious operations, yet their strategic and operational utility has been questioned. By 1945, US forces had retaken the Philippines and were pressing towards Japan, while Australia was tasked with the conduct of these landings. Japan had yet to surrender and there was still fighting ahead, but Japan’s defeat was certain. This book describes the planning and execution of the three landings: Oboe 1 on Tarakan, Oboe 6 on Brunei and Oboe 2 on Balikpapan. Although the political and strategic context is covered, this book focuses on operations and tactics, and demonstrates how the Oboe operations benefited from amphibious expertise developed in the Pacific theatre. As amphibious operations bring together land, naval and air assets to act in concert, amphibious expertise is joint in nature. This expertise comprised the development and use of specialist equipment, creation of fit-for-purpose command and control systems, joint and Allied interoperability and an overall amphibious mindset. Dayton McCarthy uses official histories and war diaries to explain these complex operations, focusing on the often-overlooked aspects such as the logistics, staff work and planning and the role of air and naval forces. As Australia again re-examines the role of amphibious operations in its near region, the subject matter of this book is timely.

Book Australia in the War of 1939 1945

Download or read book Australia in the War of 1939 1945 written by and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: