In 1942 and early 1943 Papua New Guinea was a bastard of a place' to fight a war. For the first time since the Official Historian's account of that war in 1959...more details Format:Hardback Pages:704
'. . . Brune's book is a timely reminder that despite the warmest alliances, nations sometimes have to stand up and save themselves.' - The Weekend Australian Financial Review
'. . . A Bastard of a Place undeniably ranks as the best book ever written about the Aussie battles in Papua . . . Very highly recommended...more details Format:Paperback Pages:704
'A well-researched account of the battles that seized the initiative from the Japanese. The analysis is sound but its strength is its vivid description of the fighting from the soldiers' perspective.'
Dr David Horner...more details Format:Paperback Pages:320
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...more details Format:Paperback Pages:328
We Band of Brothersis the story of Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Honner, one of Australia's great World War II battalion commanders.Honner fought as a junior officer in the first and triumphant North African battles of Bardia...more details Format:Paperback Pages:320