The Royal Australian Navy and MacArthur

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By 1945, General MacArthur's forces had advanced from Papua to the Philippines and to Borneo. The vast majority of the troops, supplies, and equipment for this campaign were transported by sea, and MacArthur's success was based on 22 amphibious assaults. Soldiers and Marines did the ground fighting and MacArthur's air forces eventually ruled the skies, but it was the ships of the United States and Australian navies that delivered them to the battlefronts and supported them. This book reveals facts of the Royal Australian Navy's crucial role in World War II.

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'This interesting narrative is not just an analysis of MacArthur's achievements, but an explanation of just how much of the operational success of the Allied forces he commanded are attributable to the men and women of the RASN. It achieves this very well.' -- Nautical Magazine Feb 2010 'An authoritative work which redresses the balance and a must for any study of the Pacific War.' -- Armchair Auctions Jan 2010

Author Bio

Ian Pfennigwerth spent 35 years in the Royal Australian Navy in seagoing, staff and overseas postings, his last ten years being spent primarily in the intelligence sphere. He served as Director of Naval Intelligence for three years and was the Defence Attache in Beijing for two. Ian retired to Port Stephens NSW in 2000 where he has developed his passion for Australian naval history.