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Methuen, Sydney, 1981. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. 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…
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- Title NEW GUINEA 1942-44
- Author HALL, Timothy
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Methuen, Sydney
- Date 1981
- ISBN 9780454003215
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New Guinea 1942-44.
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Sydney: Methuen Australia, 1981. 224pp, index, bibliography, bw ills, endpaper maps. Or black cloth in jacket. Prev owners name (Sgt in 11 Squadron RAAF, Catalinas) on half-title page. Foxing to jacket and page edges. From the landing of the Japanese at Rabaul in January 1942, through Kokoda and on to the retreat of the Japanese in 1944.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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New Guinea 1942-44. [ with insertions]
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Sydney: Methuen Australia, 1981. 224pp, index, bibliography, bw ills, endpaper maps. Or black cloth in jacket. Review copy with review embargo stamp on half-title page. Loosely inserted typescript of review by Hank Nelson; a derogatory letter about the book to the reviewer and several other inclusions. From the landing of the Japanese at Rabaul in January 1942, through Kokoda and on to the retreat of the Japanese in 1944.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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NEW GUINEA 1942 - 44
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Sydney, Methuen Australia first edition - h/c in d.j. When the Japanese landed at Rabaul on Friday 23rd January 1942 it was the start of one of the fiercest campaigns of the war. Timothy Hall has written a graphic account of this war which was fought, to all intents and purposes, on Australian soil against Australian people - a war which came to the very door of Australia itself. 22 x 14.5cm., pp. 224, b/w plates, biblio., index, sl. wear bottom boards, contents fine, in d.j. with sl. wear top/bottom spine - no tears or chips - v.g.+ ISBN: 0454003218
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New Guinea, 1942-44
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Sydney: Methuen, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Mint / as new
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