"HISTORY / Military / World War II" . . "Rabaul (Papua New Guinea)" . . "1900 - 1999" . . "World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American." . . . . . . . "\"Chronicles the dramatic events that contributed to Rabaul's increasing notoriety, detailing the island's transformation into the ultimate twentieth-century fortification ... Drawing upon an extensive array of Japanese and Allied sources, Gamble fills in the historical background behind Rabaul's crucial role during the first year and a half of the Pacific war, from the Japanese invasion through the shooting down of Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto on April 18, 1943, a turning point in Japan's offensive operations\"--Jacket." . . . "Electronic books" . . . . . . "Battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942-April 1943"@en . . . . . . . "Fortress Rabaul : the battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942-April 1943" . "Fortress Rabaul : the battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942-April 1943"@en . . . . . "Biography" . . . . . . . . "Fortress Rabaul the battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942-April 1943" . . . . . . "Military history"@en . "A history of WWII's longest battle."@en . "Military history" . . "MBI Publishing Company." . . "Medal of Honor Biography." . . "World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, Japanese." . . "World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Papua New Guinea Rabaul." . . "Air pilots, Military United States Biogrpahy." . .