Those Ragged Bloody Heroes

Author: Peter Brune

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  • : 26.95 AUD
  • : 9781741145595
  • : Allen & Unwin
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  • : July 2005
  • : 195mm X 131mm X 28mm
  • : Australia
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Barcode 9781741145595
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Description

The definitive account of the Australians on the Kokoda Trail - a story told through the eyes of the Australians who fought there, many of whom have now passed away....

Author description

Peter Brune is a leading authority on the Australian campaigns in New Guinea during WWII.

Table of contents

Foreword Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1 Peace in our time 2 The threshold of fear 3 The devil's design 4 No do-or-die stunts 5 A desperate baptism 6 On our last bloody legs 7 Confident even cocksure 8 Unawed in the gates of death 9 Rupert's clinic 10 Full of fight but utterly weary 11 A question of momentum 12 92 this way 13 The rabbit that runs 14 To the beach-head 15 Not to reason why 16 Embarrassed to be alive 17 Silent Notes Bibliography Index