The Kokoda Campaign 1942 : myth and reality / Peter Williams. [electronic resource]
The Kokoda Campaign 1942 : myth and reality / Peter Williams. [electronic resource]
The Kokoda Campaign 1942 : myth and reality / Peter Williams. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
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English
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1 online resource (xvii, 304 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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computer
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Cover; The Kokoda Campaign 1942: Myth and reality; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; PHOTOGRAPHS; MAPS; TABLES; KEY TO MILITARY SYMBOLS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTE ON THE TEXT; GLOSSARY; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2 STRATEGY; AIRFIELDS AND AIRCRAFT CARRIERS; A DEFENSIVE STRATEGY;...
CHAPTER 7 GUADALCANAL AND MILNE BAYMILNE BAY; THE KOKODA FRONT; GUADALCANAL, MILNE BAY AND THE KOKODA MYTH; CHAPTER 8 THE JAPANESE BUILD-UP; THE SUPPLY LINE FROM RABAUL TO GIRUWA; FROM GIRUWA TO KOKODA; LOCAL FOOD SOURCES; CHAPTER 9 FIRST EORA-TEMPLETON'S; THE JAPANESE; THE AUSTRALIANS; FIRST EORA;...
CAPTURED FOODTHE EFFECT OF THE SUPPLY CRISIS; CHAPTER 15 SECOND EORA-TEMPLETON'S; THE JAPANESE RETREAT FROM IORIBAIWA; SECOND EORA; FORCES ENGAGED; THE FIRST PERIOD OF FIGHTING; THE SECOND PERIOD OF FIGHTING; THE THIRD PERIOD OF FIGHTING; CASUALTIES; THE RELIEF OF GENERAL ALLEN; CHAPTER 16 OIVI-GORA...
5 FROM THE LANDING TO DENIKI6 ISURAVA; 7 GUADALCANAL AND MILNE BAY; 8 THE JAPANESE BUILD-UP; 9 FIRST EORA-TEMPLETON'S; 10 EFOGI; 11 IORIBAIWA; 12 JAPANESE ARTILLERY; 13 MALARIA AND DYSENTERY; 14 THE JAPANESE SUPPLY CRISIS; 15 SECOND EORA-TEMPLETON'S; 16 OIVI-GORARI; 17 THE WAR IN THE AIR; 18 CONCLUS...
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
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England
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2012.
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- Australian
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The fighting on the Kokoda Track in World War II is second only to Gallipoli in the Australian national consciousness. The Kokoda campaign of 1942 has taken on mythical status in Australian military history. According to the legend, Australian soldiers were vastly outnumbered by the Japanese, who suffered great losses in battle and as a result of t...
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The Kokoda Campaign 1942 : myth and reality / Peter Williams. [electronic resource]
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Australian Army history series
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-290) and index.
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English
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74VKaz0Lb77A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaz0Lb77A
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ISBN
1-107-47849-9
1-107-48712-9
1-139-88747-5
1-107-47862-6
1-139-19627-8
1-107-47853-7
1-107-47839-1
1-107-47845-6
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940.542651
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991024402514302626
