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05529aam a22006498i 4500 001 47CF179E4DCE11E89F5D1D5C97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180502010046 008 180124s2018 ksu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2017054865 020 $a 0700626050 020 $a 9780700626052 020 $a 0700626042 020 $a 9780700626045 035 $a (OCoLC)1012716132 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a p------ $a u-at--- $a p------ 050 00 $a D767.95 $b .D43 2018 082 00 $a 940.54/265 $2 23 084 $a HIS036060 $a HIS004000 $a HIS036060 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Dean, Peter J. $q (Peter John), $d 1974- $e author. 245 10 $a MacArthur's coalition : $b US and Australian operations in the Southwest Pacific area, 1942-1945 / $c Peter J. Dean. 263 $a 1803 264 1 $a Lawrence : $b University Press of Kansas, $c 2018. 300 $a pages cm 520 $a " From 1942-1945 the Allies' war in the Southwest Pacific was effectively a bilateral coalition between the United States and Australia under the command of General Douglas MacArthur. By charting the evolution of the military effectiveness of the US-Australian alliance, MacArthur's Coalition puts the relationship between the United States and Australia at the center of the war against Japan. Drawing on new primary source material, Peter J. Dean has written the first substantial book-length treatment of the coalition as a combined military force. This expansive and ambitious book provides a fresh perspective on the Pacific War by providing a close-up, in-depth account of operations in the Southwest Pacific from the Kokoda Trail campaign to the reconquest of the Philippines and Borneo. Dean's work takes the reader deep into the key military headquarters in the Southwest Pacific and reveals the discussions, debates, and arguments between key commanders and staff officers during the course of planning and waging a monumental conflict. Drawing upon archival records across three continents, Dean brings the qualities of these senior officers to life by exploring the critical importance of personalities and leadership in overcoming cultural, doctrinal, and organizational divides in the largely unequal alliance. Set against the practicalities of fighting a fanatical enemy in some of the most inhospitable terrain in the war, his book shows how, despite these divides and MacArthur's difficult personality, the US-Australian coalition was able to forge a highly effective and ultimately triumphant fighting machine. With its unprecedented view of the joint nature of operations in the Southwest Pacific and its focus on frontline commanders and units in forging a successful fighting force, MacArthur's Coalition illuminates a critical aspect of the Allied victory in World War II. "-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "From 1942-1945 the war in the Pacific was divided into two major theatres: the Pacific Oceans Area (POA) under the command of Admiral Chester Nimitz (US Navy) and the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA) under the command of General Douglas MacArthur (US Army). The POA was fundamentally an all-US command, while at the heart of the SWPA laid a coalition of allies: the United States, Australia, and the Netherlands. Under Nazi occupation and with their forces in the Far East largely destroyed in the first months of the Pacific War, the Dutch were only able to play a very minor role in the SWPA. MacArthur's coalition was, therefore, principally a bilateral one between the United States and Australia. This book is about that military partnership. Peter Dean asks three key questions: 1. Why did Allied strategy lead to the creation of the SWPA? How was this military theatre organized? 2. How did the coalition in the SWPA operate on the battlefield? 3. What where the stresses, strains, and areas of success for this coalition?"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 610 20 $a Allied Forces. $b South West Pacific Area. 600 10 $a MacArthur, Douglas, $d 1880-1964. 600 17 $a MacArthur, Douglas, $d 1880-1964. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00035285 610 27 $a Allied Forces. $b South West Pacific Area. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00516253 611 27 $a World War (1939-1945) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01180924 651 0 $a United States $x Military relations $z Australia. 651 0 $a Australia $x Military relations $z United States. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $z Pacific Area. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $z Australia. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $z United States. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Philippines. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Pacific Area. 650 0 $a Theater of war. 650 7 $a HISTORY / Military / World War II. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Military campaigns. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710190 650 7 $a Military relations. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01353799 650 7 $a Theater of war. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01149349 651 7 $a Australia. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204543 651 7 $a Pacific Area. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01243504 651 7 $a Philippines. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01205261 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1939-1945 $2 fast 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180605014224.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=47CF179E4DCE11E89F5D1D5C97128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search