The Battle of the Bismarck Sea by Michael Veitch - ISBN: 9780733645891
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Desperate battle, crucial victory: young fighters turned the tide of war.

The Battle of the Bismarck Sea

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    28 July 2021

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Summary

‘Readers look for and admire good writers and great writing. They will find it, in spades, in The Battle of the Bismarck Sea.’ - The Canberra Times

In the thick of World War II, during the first week of March 1943, Japan made a final, desperate lunge for control of the South West Pacific. In the ensuing Battle of the Bismarck Sea, a force of land-based Australian and American planes attacked a massive convoy of Japanese warships. The odds were against them. But a devasta…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780733645891
ISBN-10:0733645895
Author:Michael Veitch
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Hachette Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:28 July 2021
Weight:480g
Dimensions:234mm x 154mm x 30mm
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Critics Review

Readers look for and admire good writers and great writing. They will find it, in spades, in The Battle of the Bismarck Sea … The Battle of the Bismarck Sea is a superb achievement. In Turning Point, Michael Veitch rescued, with superlative skill, the battle of Milne Bay from obscurity. With this book he has done it again, perhaps with even greater success. – Michael McKernan * The Canberra Times *

About The Author

Michael Veitch

Michael Veitch is well known as an author, actor and former ABC television and radio presenter. His books include the critically acclaimed accounts of Australian airmen in World War II, 44 Days, Heroes of the Skies, Fly, Flak, Barney Greatrex, Turning Point and The Battle of the Bismarck Sea. He lives in the Yarra Valley, outside Melbourne.

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