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Item Details
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THOSE RAGGED BLOODY HEROES
FROM THE KOKODA TRAIL TO GONA BEACH 1942 |
| By: |
Peter Brune |
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Paperback |
| List price:
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£24.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1741145597 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781741145595 |
| Publisher: |
ALLEN & UNWIN |
| Pub. date: |
1 August, 2005 |
| Pages: |
420 |
| Description: |
From July to September 1942, a single poorly-equipped battalion managed to keep a force of 10,000 crack Japanese troops from breaking through the front line. Their dedication, courage and spirit were not destroyed by the tragic cost of their near victory. This title offers an account of Australian soldiers on the Kokoda Trail. |
| Synopsis: |
The Kokoda Trail is part of Australian military folklore.During July to September 1942 the Japanese set about the capture of Port Moresby by an overland crossing of the Owen Stanley Range, and a landing in Milne Bay. To oppose a force of 10,000 crack Japanese troops on the Kokoda Trail, the Allies committed one under-trained and poorly-equipped unit - the 39th Battalion, later reinforced by Veterans of the 21st Brigade, 7th Division AIF. These were then men of Maroubra Force.The Australians put up a desperate fight. They withdrew village by village, forcing the Japanese to fight for every inch of ground. Finally at Ioribaiwa, the Japanese turned away, beaten and exhausted. The Australian soldiers' reward for their remarkable achievement was denigration by the High Command - General Blamey called them 'running rabbits'.Then in December 1942 when the fighting at the beachheads had produced little success, the former members of Maroubra Force captured Gona after heavy fighting - but at tragic cost.Those Ragged Bloody Heroes is the story of those battles told as never before, through the eyes of the Australian soldiers who fought there.It is a story that raises serious questions about the planning and command of the Kokoda and Gona campaigns.Those Ragged Bloody Heroes is a stirring history of triumph, tragedy and controversy set in the mud and steaming jungle of the Kokoda Trail and the fireswept beaches at Gona. |
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Australia |
| Imprint: |
Allen & Unwin |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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