Visual history of the Allied battles for New Guinea during 1942-44. Hundreds of photos of this important Pacific theater campaign showing soldiers, vehicles, weapons and equipment, terrain, living conditions, medical care, prisoners, and much more - Captions expertly describe photos and narrate the major events of the campaign - Perfect complement to the narrative accounts in the Stackpole Military History Series - Ideal reference for military history fans, scholars, modelers, and reenactors Jon Diamond has written extensively on military history topics. In addition to articles for World War II History and Military Heritage , he is also the author of Guadalcanal (978-0-8117-1626-0), New Guinea (978-0-8117-1556-0), Orde Wingate (978-1-84908-323-2), and Archibald Wavell (978-1-84908-737-7). A graduate of Cornell University, Diamond is a medical doctor in private practice and has taught at Harvard and Penn State. He lives near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.