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 by Robert H. Kelly Harding Colour 2003 Hardcover 414 pages Maps, Photos, Index ISBN 0-646-42637-0 Cover Price: Language: English
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Allied Air Transport Operations South West Pacific Area In WWII Volume One Development of Air Transport 1903–1943 Allied Air Transport Operations South West Pacific Area In WWII is a comprehensive history of the air transport effort that involved over 1,500 planes and thousands of personnel were involved in transporting supplies and troops across Australia and New Guinea. Volume One covers the development of both civil and military air transport from the invention of powered flight in 1903 to the end of the Buna Gona and Wau campaigns at the start of 1943. The history ranges in detail from overview of operations down to the individual aircraft and aircrew involved in early SWPA formations. This is an authoritative reference book and is an essential reference for any military historian. It also will serve as a source of valuable information for others such as students, aviation enthusiasts and genealogists. His followup book, is Allied Air Transport Operations South West Pacific Area in WWII Volume Two: 1943 - Year of Expansion and consolidation. Review by Justin Taylan Return to Book Reviews | Add a review or submit for review |
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