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MacArthur's Jungle War: The 1944 New Guinea Campaign

Stephen R. Taaffe

Start date: February 1, 2022

Finish date: February 28, 2022

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Feb 15, 2022 Mike rated it really liked it

Shelves: history, pacific, non-fiction, ww2, military, far-east

A very interesting and well-written book about a campaign I had almost no knowledge of. Taaffe is very fair to all involved, bringing out the good and the bad. A major plus is the number of maps he provides for each battle. You will still need to have a reference map around because the area of operations is so large. MacArthur remains a jerk but his fanatical pursuit of a return to the Philippines is not bad strategy in the end. 4 Stars

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