New Guinea’s role in World War II is often underplayed, yet it had a far reaching and important impact on the war’s outcome. New Canaan Library welcomes the return of historian Mark Albertson, who will speak about New Guinea’s varied and vital role in the allied forces’ campaigns. The event will take place tonight, March 16 at 6 p.m. in the Adrian Lamb Room. Register online at newcanaanlibrary.org.
In early to mid-1942, the course of the war for the Allies was teetering on disaster: Pearl Harbor was bombed; MacArthur was evicted from the Philippines and many of the nations and islands in the Pacific fell rapidly under the Japanese onslaught. But New Guinea and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands helped slow down the Japanese and were important battles which helped to turn the tide in the favor of the Allies in the Pacific. Learn more about the important role of New Guinea in this pivotal point in world history.
Learn about New Guinea’s role in WWII at the New Canaan Library, tomorrow Thursday, March 16.
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