Operation Postern: The Battle to Recapture Lae from the Japanese, 1943 by Ian Howie-Willis
English | January 3rd, 2024 | ISBN: 1922896144 | 480 pages | True EPUB | 9.30 MB
Japanese troops seized and brutally occupied New Guinea's capital, Lae, for 18 months – until 16 September 1943. That day Australian soldiers retook the town against fierce resistance. Defeated, and after suffering huge losses, 8000 Japanese soldiers fled across the formidable 4000-metre mountains behind the town ; 2000 died on the nightmare trek.