The Battle for Wau

New Guinea's Frontline 1942-1943

By: Phillip Bradley

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Hardcover | 15 April 2008

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The Battle for Wau brings together for the first time the full story of the early World War II conflicts in New Guinea, from the landing of the Japanese at Salamaua in March 1942 to their defeat at Wau in February 1943. Phillip Bradley draws on the recollections of over 70 veterans from the campaign and on his own first-hand knowledge of the region. Beginning with the early commando operations in Salamaua, the story unfolds with the burning of Wau, the clashes around Mubo, the Japanese convoy to Lae and the United States air operation to Wau. The book climaxes with the fortitude of Captain Sherlock's outnumbered company. Desperately fighting an enemy regiment debouching from the rugged unguarded ranges to the east, Sherlock's men fought to hold Wau airfield open for the arrival of vital reinforcements.

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"Bradley has done a good job of piecing together a 'who was where, when' account of a battle fought over difficult terrain dominated by narrow jungle tracks." -John Burton, Pacifica Affairs

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List of illustrations	p. ix
Foreword	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xv
Prologue	p. xvii
Salamaua Falls	p. 1
Commandos	p. 20
Scorched earth	p. 41
Undermined	p. 61
Convoy	p. 74
Assault on Mubo	p. 91
17th Brigade	p. 112
'They came like the rain'	p. 136
'Life blood of green'	p. 166
Force of arms	p. 191
Lost airmen	p. 210
Retreat from Wau	p. 223
Conclusion	p. 240
Notes	p. 246
Abbreviations	p. 267
Bibliography	p. 268
Index	p. 275
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The Battle for Wau

New Guinea's Frontline 1942-1943

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