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A Bastard of a Place: The Australians in Papua [ILLUSTRATED]
by Brune, Peter
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- ISBN 10
- 1741144035
- ISBN 13
- 9781741144031
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About This Item
Allen & Unwin 2004. 2004. Softcover. 8vo softcover 691pp index, b/w illus. very good. The story of the five battles that changed Australia forever, this compelling narrative incorporates hundreds of interviews with the soldiers who fought at Kokoda, Milne Bay, Gona, Buna, and Sanananda in 1942 and 1943. Revealed are the very real and engaging experiences of Generals MacArthur and Blamey and other senior Australian commanders who sacrificed many of their senior field officers as scapegoats to protect their own positions, assisted in the making of false legends, and lied about the outcome of the men who fought the battles. .
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- Bookseller
- Dial a Book (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- A Bastard of a Place: The Australians in Papua [ILLUSTRATED]
- Author
- Brune, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1741144035
- ISBN 13
- 9781741144031
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin 2004
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- world war two second Australians in Papua new guinea
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