The Ghost Mountain boys : their epic march and the terrifying battle for New Guinea, the forgotten w...
The Ghost Mountain boys : their epic march and the terrifying battle for New Guinea, the forgotten w...
The Ghost Mountain boys : their epic march and the terrifying battle for New Guinea, the forgotten war of the South Pacific / James Campbell.
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Publisher
New York : Crown Publishers, 2007.
Date
2007.
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940.54265/9
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 378 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Crown Publishers, 2007.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"New Guinea is among the world's largest islands. In 1942, when World War II exploded onto its shores, it was an inhospitable, cursorily mapped, disease-ridden land of dense jungle, towering mountain peaks, deep valleys,and fetid swamps. Coveted by the Japanese for its strategic position, New Guinea became the site of one of the South Pacific's mos...
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The Ghost Mountain boys : their epic march and the terrifying battle for New Guinea, the forgotten war of the South Pacific / James Campbell.
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Maps on end-papers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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940.54265/9
Record Identifier
74VKz4ZV7xK3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKz4ZV7xK3
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ISBN
9780307335968
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940.542653
MMS ID
991023576769702626
