In this episode of the Pacific War week-by-week series, we cover the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, a pivotal 1943 clash that marked the end of Japan’s offensive momentum in New Guinea. After narrowly ...
In March 1943, Allied air forces meticulously planned and coordinated a strategic assault in the South West Pacific. Their target: Japanese shipping in the Bismarck Sea. The build-up was intense, and ...