{"product_id":"invasion-rabaul-the-epic-story-of-lark-force-the-forgotten-garrison-january-july-1942-9780760345917","title":"Invasion Rabaul: The Epic Story of Lark Force, the Forgotten Garrison, January-July 1942","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe riveting first book in Bruce Gamble's critically acclaimed Rabaul trilogy, originally published in hardcover entitled \u003ci\u003eDarkest Hour\u003c\/i\u003e, which chronicles the longest battle of World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e January 23, 1942, New Britain. It was 2:30 a.m., the darkest hour of the day and, for the tiny Australian garrison sent to defend this Southwest Pacific island, soon to be the darkest hour of the war. Lark Force, comprising of 1,500 soldiers and six nurses, faced a vastly superior Japanese amphibious unit poised to overrun Rabaul, capital of Australia's mandated territories. \u003ci\u003eInvasion Rabaul\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book in military historian \u003cb\u003eBruce Gamble's\u003c\/b\u003e critically acclaimed Rabaul trilogy, is a gut-wrenching account of courage and sacrifice, folly and disaster, as seen through the eyes of the defenders who survived the Japanese assault. Gamble's gripping narrative follows key individuals -- soldiers and junior officers, an American citizen and an Army nurse among them -- who were driven into the jungle, prey to the unforgiving environment and a cruel enemy that massacred its prisoners. The dramatic stories of the Lark Force survivors, told here in full for the first time, are among the most inspiring of the Pacific War -- and they lay a triumphant foundation for one of today's most highly praised military nonfiction trilogies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3108533\"\u003eBruce Gamble\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zenith Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780760345917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0760345910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027100\"\u003eWars \u0026amp; Conflicts | World War II | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS004000\"\u003eAustralia \u0026amp; New Zealand | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS053000\"\u003eOceania\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Gamble\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired naval flight officer and a former historian with the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. He is the author of several critically acclaimed books about the Pacific War: \u003ci\u003eSwashbucklers and Black Sheep\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), an illustrated combat history of Marine Fighting Squadron 214 in the Pacific; \u003ci\u003eBlack Sheep One\u003c\/i\u003e, the definitive biography of Greg \"Pappy\" Boyington; \u003ci\u003eInvasion Rabaul\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book of the Rabaul trilogy; and \u003ci\u003eFortress Rabaul\u003c\/i\u003e, the second book of the Rabaul trilogy. Bruce lives near Panama City, Florida. For more, visit www.brucegamble.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zenith Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684051226861,"sku":"9780760345917","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_34d572ac-111d-4979-a5e4-5462d6bd7cd2.jpg?v=1649751026","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/invasion-rabaul-the-epic-story-of-lark-force-the-forgotten-garrison-january-july-1942-9780760345917","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}