An Essential Ally

Why was the ABDA Command created to defend Java? Were the losses of people and planes justified?
Why were the United States’ largesse, leadership and luck alone not enough to win the war against Japan?
Where and when was this war won and how did luck make this possible?
What was it like living in Australia during the war against Japan?
These and many other previously unanswered questions are all answered in An Essential Ally.