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War at the End of the World
War at the End of the World: Douglas MacArthur and the Forgotten Fight for New Guinea, 1942-1945 | James P. Duffy
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Japan was determined to seize New Guinea as a cornerstone of the Empire's strategy. Allied Commander-in-Chief General Douglas MacArthur committed 340,000 Americans, as well as tens of thousands of Australian, Dutch and New Guinea troops, to defend New Guinea at all costs. Historian James P. Duffy chronicles the four-year campaign, involving some of the most horrific warfare in history, complicated by tropical disease, violent rainstorms and unforgiving terrain that punished both sides, filling a crucial gap in the history of World War II.
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With a title like that you'd expect more drama and narrative - even for a nonfiction book. Unfortunately this latest offering by Duffy doesn't live up to the title. What should have been and is a fascinating tale ends up too often being turgid and overly descriptive. Lots of fact are contained in the book to be sure but you should check out Arthur Herman's new biography of MacArthur or Borneman's "MacArthur at War" for a better story. #WW2