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An Australian band of brothers : Don Company, Second 43rd Battalion, 9th Division : Tobruk, Alamein, New Guinea, Borneo / Mark Johnston.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnston, Mark, 1960- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1940-1947). Infantry Battalion, 2/43rd.
- Australia.
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--Australia.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Australian.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 434 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Sydney, NSW : NewSouth, 2018.
- Summary:
- This riveting book follows a small group of Australian front-line soldiers from their enlistment in the dark days of 1940 to the end of World War II.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Rookies at Woodside (June-December 1940)
- Chapter 2. Voyage to the Middle East (30 December 1940-2 February 1941)
- Chapter 3. Egypt and Palestine (February-March 1941)
- Chapter 4. Tobruk: Into battle (March-April 1941)
- Chapter 5. Tobruk under siege (May-July 1941)
- Chapter 6. Tobruk: The Salient (July-August 1941)
- Chapter 7. Tobruk: Rest - in peace (August 1941)
- Chapter 8. 'Combo': 'The type to lead Australian soldiers'? (March-August 1941)
- Chapter 9. Tobruk: The last months (August-October 1941)
- Chapter 10. Palestine and Syria (October 1941-June 1942)
- Chapter 11. Egypt: Raid on Rommel (21 June-11 July 1942)
- Chapter 12. Ruin Ridge: Clash by night (12-28 July 1942)
- Chapter 13. El Alamein: Preparing for the big push (July-22 October 1942)
- Chapter 14. El Alamein: The greatest battle begins (23-31 October 1942)
- Chapter 15. Alamein in November: The greatest challenge (1-6 November 1942)
- Chapter 16. To Australia and jungle training (7 November 1942 - 8 August 1943)
- Chapter 17. New Guinea: Lae (9 August - 26 September 1943)
- Chapter 18. New Guinea: Jivevaneng (27 September - 17 October 1943)
- Chapter 19. New Guinea: To Pabu and beyond (18 October 1943 - January 1944)
- Chapter 20. Australia and the road to Borneo (February 1944 - June 1945)
- Chapter 21. Borneo: Labuan and Beaufort (10 June 1945 - February 1946)
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-74224-410-6
- OCLC:
- 1042318789
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