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Racing the Sunrise

Racing the Sunrise

Reinforcing America's Pacific Outposts, 1941 - 1942

by Glen Williford
Hardback
Publication Date: 15/10/2010

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Glen Williford lends new insight to the reasons for America's relatively quick comeback from the attack on Pearl Harbour. For the first time, he tells the complete story of American efforts to build and reinforce its Pacific garrisons in the Philippines and Hawaii during the six months prior to the war and to supply Bataan and Corregidor in early 1942. One effort involved a carefully organised convoy and air ferry routes that were reaching their heights in December 1941.

The author fully describes the reinforcement efforts in the context of both the existing military strategies and the realities and physical limits of America's defence capabilities at the time. It concludes with an examination of the transition from the desperate defensive efforts to protect lines of communication to Australia and build a major base there to using these assets to resume the offensive.

About the Author

Glen M. Williford, a former business manager for the agriculture chemical industry, is the coauthor of four books on coastal defence. He lives in Indianapolis, IN.
ISBN:
9781591149569
9781591149569
Category:
Second World War
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
15-10-2010
Publisher:
Naval Institute Press
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
415
Dimensions (mm):
228x156x29mm
Weight:
0.7kg

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