The battle for Wau : New Guinea's frontline, 1942-1943 / Phillip Bradley. [electronic resource]
The battle for Wau : New Guinea's frontline, 1942-1943 / Phillip Bradley. [electronic resource]
The battle for Wau : New Guinea's frontline, 1942-1943 / Phillip Bradley. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
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English
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1 online resource (xvii, 285 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
Maps -- Foreword Peter Ryan -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Prologue -- 1. Salamaua Falls -- 2. Commandos -- 3. Scorched Earth -- 4. Undermined -- 5. Convoy -- 6. Assault on Mubo -- 7. 17th Brigade -- 8. 'They came like the rain' -- 9. 'Lifeblood of green' -- 10. Force of arms -- 11. Lost ai...
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
The Battle for Wau brings together for the first time the full story of the early World War II conflicts in New Guinea, from the landing of the Japanese at Salamaua in March 1942 to their defeat at Wau in February 1943. Phillip Bradley draws on the recollections of over 70 veterans from the campaign and on his own first-hand knowledge of the region...
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The battle for Wau : New Guinea's frontline, 1942-1943 / Phillip Bradley. [electronic resource]
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Australian Army history series
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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74VKaz0KW7pb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaz0KW7pb
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ISBN
1-107-50333-7
1-139-88351-8
1-107-50056-7
1-107-50601-8
1-107-51367-7
1-107-25313-6
1-107-51639-0
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940.54/26571
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991024402479802626
