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'...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, and certainly one of the best books of the year.' - Bill Stone, Stone + Stone Second World War Books website In 1942 and early 1943 Papua New Guinea was 'a bastard of a place' to fight a war. Peter Brune gives us the final, all-encompassing story of the five battles that changed Australia forever. Peter's compelling narrative resonates with the voices of both the well-trained AIF volunteer, and the young Militia conscript who triumphed together. He interviewed hundreds of these soldiers and himself travelled the treacherous terrain and bloody battlegrounds where so many of their mates perished. Peter reveals the inside story of how Generals MacArthur and Blamey sacrificed many of the senior Australian field commanders as scapegoats to protect their own positions. A Bastard of a Place restores Milne Bay, Gona, Buna and Sanananda to their rightful place beside Kokoda to what they should collectively be for all Australians sacred ground.Product Identifiers
PublisherAllen & Unwin
ISBN-101741144035
ISBN-139781741144031
eBay Product ID (ePID)96247083
Product Key Features
Book TitleBastard of a Place
Number of Pages704 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / General
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorPeter Brune
FormatUnsewn / Adhesive Bound, Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight37.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Date of Publication01/04/2004
Intended AudienceTrade
Place of PublicationSt Leonards Nsw
Country of PublicationAu
Author BiographyPeter Brune is a leading authority and writer on the Australian campaigns in New Guinea in World War II. Peter has also written the bestselling Those Ragged Bloody Heroes, The Spell Broken and We Band of Brothers and has co-authored with Neil McDonald 200 Shots: Damien Parer and George Silk and the Australians at War in New Guinea.
SubjectsMilitary History
Content NoteIllustrations
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- 21. Apr. 2017
Excellent book on Australian at war
I really enjoyed this book. It provided unique insights into Australians at war in a defining period of history. It also included very interesting parts on the character of key leaders, in particular their flaws.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
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