This is the first book that tells the whole story of the Australians against the Japanese in New Guinea during World War II, from invasion in 1942 to the brutal end game in 1945.
The first single volume history to cover all the battles fought by the Australians against the Japanese in Papua New Guinea.
"The first book to tell the whole story of the Australians against the Japanese in Papua New Guinea during World War II. This is the war as the men described it in diaries, letters and memoirs. And in interviews with war correspondents, official historians and archivists, the au…
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The story of the famous Australian Light Horse in the desert campaigns of World War 1. Throughout history, mounted troops have been known as elite men of arms and the Australian Light Horse is a part of that legendary tradition. Part cavalry and part infantry and often recognis…
Throughout history, mounted troops have been known as elite men of arms and the Australian Light Horse is a part of that legendary tradition. Part cavalry and part infantry and often recognised by the emu feathers in their slouch hats, the light horsemen were described by the of…
The capture of Lae was the most complex operation for the Australian army in the Second World War. In many ways it was also a rehearsal for the D-Day invasion of France with an amphibious landing combined with the first successful large scale Allied airborne operation of the war…
The capture of Lae was the most complex operation for the Australian army in the Second World War. In many ways it was also a rehearsal for the D-Day invasion of France with an amphibious landing combined with the first successful large scale Allied airborne operation of the war…
The most complete telling of one of the most significant campaigns of the Pacific War and Australia's role in it.
