By early 1944, offensives undertaken by the United States armed forces had driven the Japanese from many of their conquests in the south and central Pacific.
The Japanese seizure of Rabaul on New Britain in January 1942 directly threatened Northern Australia and, as a result, General Douglas MacArthur took command of the Southwest Pacific Area.
The Canada Room at the National Arts Centre was packed Thursday for The Night Shift: Lighting Up the Night for Nurses party, hosted by the Canadian Nurses Foundation.