Kokoda : beyond the legend / edited by Karl James.
Kokoda : beyond the legend / edited by Karl James.
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Publisher
Cambridge ; Port Melbourne, Vic. : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Cambridge Port Melbourne Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Date
2017.
Call Numbers
H 2017/1454
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Language
English
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Physical content
xx, 374 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1. Kokoda: the immortal trail / Karl James -- Part I. Turning Points: 2. War across the world / Antony Beevor -- 3. Confrontation in the Coral Sea: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz's plan for a decisive battle / John B. Lundstrom -- 4. South Pacific turning point: Guadalcanal Richard / B. Frank -- Part II....
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Publisher
Cambridge ; Port Melbourne, Vic. : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Cambridge Port Melbourne Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2017.
2017.
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Summary
Courage. Endurance. Mateship. Sacrifice. These values, engraved in stone at the Isurava war memorial, have become synonymous with the Australian experience during the Kokoda campaign of 1942. The story of Kokoda and of the fighting in Papua has been told and retold in books, films and documentaries, but these popular narratives rarely explore beyon...
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Kokoda : beyond the legend / edited by Karl James.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-341) and index.
Mitchell Library copy: Jacket filed 2017.
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©2017
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H 2017/1454
Record Identifier
74VKVaX758gM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVaX758gM
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ISBN
9781107189713
DDC
940.5426
MMS ID
991024102510002626
