Invasion Rabaul: The Epic Story of Lark Force, the Forgotten Garrison, January - July 1942 (Rabaul Trilogy)
"Gamble pored over forgotten files and official reports and conducted interviews with the handful of surviving veterans to craft this tragic, heroic story. A terrific tale about a little-known (to Americans) battle." -WWII History MagazineWorld War II, June 2007"The author takes a grunt's-eye view of not just the battle, but its horrid aftermaths for POWs.""With the publication of this magnificent Rabaul Trilogy, former Navy flight officer Bruce Gamble has established himself in the  foremost rank of Pacific War  historians. In a compelling  narrative that reads like an exciting novel, Gamble details "a history of World War II's longest battle," from the capture of Rabaul, New Britain, by  the Japanese in January 1942,  to its isolation, bombardment and final liberation by Allied forces in August 1945." -Armchair General"Gamble's first of a trilogy of books is enlightening for the history that has largely been forgotten and it is superbly done." -Travel for Aircraft