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War at the End of the World: Douglas MacArthur and the Forgotten Fight for New Guinea 1942-1945 Audiobook, by James P. Duffy Play Audiobook Sample

War at the End of the World: Douglas MacArthur and the Forgotten Fight for New Guinea 1942-1945 Audiobook

War at the End of the World: Douglas MacArthur and the Forgotten Fight for New Guinea 1942-1945 Audiobook, by James P. Duffy Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Joe Barrett Publisher: Tantor Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 9.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 7.00 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: January 2016 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781494584344

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

27

Longest Chapter Length:

50:30 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

03:37 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

31:20 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

3

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Publisher Description

One American soldier called it “a green hell on earth.” Monsoon-soaked wilderness, debilitating heat, impassable mountains, torrential rivers, and disease-infested swamps—New Guinea was a battleground far more deadly than the most fanatical of enemy troops. Japanese forces numbering some 600,000 men began landing in January 1942, determined to seize the island as a cornerstone of the Empire’s strategy to knock Australia out of the war. Allied commander-in-chief General Douglas MacArthur committed 340,000 Americans, as well as tens of thousands of Australian, Dutch, and New Guinean troops, to retake New Guinea at all costs. In this gripping narrative, historian James P. Duffy chronicles the most ruthless combat of the Pacific War, a fight complicated by rampant tropical disease, violent rainstorms, and unforgiving terrain that punished both Axis and Allied forces alike. Drawing on primary sources, War at the End of the World fills in a crucial gap in the history of World War II while offering listeners a narrative of the first rank.

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"Beautifully written and carefully researched."

— Mark Perry, author of The Most Dangerous Man in America

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About James P. Duffy

James P. Duffy is a lecturer and writer who specializes in military history. He has written fifteen books, including Target: America: Hitler’s Plan to Attack the United States and Lincoln’s Admiral: The Civil War Campaigns of David Farragut. His books have received positive reviews from the Atlantic Monthly, Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, and more. He lives in Bound Brook, New Jersey.

About Joe Barrett

Joe Barrett, an actor and Audie Award and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials.