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New Guinea 1942-44 (RLE World War II in Asia) (Paperback)
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New Guinea 1942-44 (RLE World War II in Asia) (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: World War II in Asia
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Drawing on material that had only just been released when this book
was originally published in 1981, this book provides a graphic
account of the war which, to all intents and purposes, was fought
on Australian soil against Australian people - a war which came to
the very door of Australia itself. When the Japanese landed at
Rabaul on 23 January 1942 it was the start of one of the fiercest
campaigns of the war. On that day, with only a handful of badly
trained troops, led by inexperienced officers, Australia faced its
most serious threat yet. It was to be a campaign with all the
ingredients of great drama - cowardice and extraordinary courage,
untrained men becoming brave, skilful fighters, torture and
unimaginable brutality. On the infamous Kokoda trail, men died in
their hundreds, as the Japanese advanced on Port Moresby. And when
the Japanese retreated, the advancing Australian troops learnt just
how brutal the fighting had been.
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