{"product_id":"macarthurs-victory-the-war-in-new-guinea-1943-1944-9780345463869","title":"Macarthur's Victory: The War in New Guinea, 1943-1944","description":"\u003cb\u003eA GREAT WARRIOR AT THE PEAK OF HIS POWERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn March 1942, General Douglas MacArthur faced an enemy who, in the space of a few months, captured Malaya, Burma, the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, and, from their base at Raubaul in New Britain, threaten Australia. Upon his retreat to Australia, MacArthur hoped to find enough men and mat riel\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003efor a quick offensive against the Japanese. Instead, he had available to him only a small and shattered air force, inadequate naval support, and an army made up almost entirely of untried reservists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is one of history's most controversial commanders battling his own superiors for enough supplies, since President Roosevelt favored the European Theater; butting heads with the Navy, which opposed his initiatives; and on his way to making good his promise of liberating the Philippines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the battles for Buna, Lae, and Port Moresby, the capture of Finschhafen, and other major actions, he would prove his critics wrong and burnish an image of greatness that would last through the Korean War. This was the \"other\" Pacific War: the one MacArthur fought in New Guinea and, against all odds and most predictions, decisively won.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1210039\"\u003eHarry Gailey\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Presidio Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.52w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345463869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0345463862\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-HIS027000\"\u003eMilitary | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarry A. Gailey\u003c\/b\u003e was a professor emeritus of military history at San Jose State University. He authored 20 books, including\u003ci\u003e MacArthur Strikes Back\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe War in the Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Liberation of Guam\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Presidio Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44579543482605,"sku":"9780345463869","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_66c883b1-588f-4aef-b1d6-e1da7956f283.jpg?v=1702061861","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/macarthurs-victory-the-war-in-new-guinea-1943-1944-9780345463869","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}