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The hard slog : Australians in the Bougainville campaign, 1944-45 / Karl James.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- James, Karl, author.
- Series:
- Australian Army history series.
- Australian Army history series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Papua New Guinea--Bougainville Island.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Australia.
- Bougainville Island (Papua New Guinea)--History--1941-1945.
- Bougainville Island (Papua New Guinea).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 319 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The island of Bougainville in the South Pacific was the site of one of the largest and most gruelling campaigns fought by Australian forces during the Second World War. During the offensive against the Japanese from November 1944 to August 1945, more than 500 Australians were killed and two Victoria Crosses awarded. A veteran later described Bougainville as 'one long bloody hard slog'. Despite this, little is known about the campaign, which was dismissed as an unnecessary and costly operation. In the first major study of the Bougainville campaign since 1963, Karl James argues that it was in fact a justifiable use of Australia's military resources. Drawing on original archival research, including wartime reports and soldiers' letters and diaries, James illustrates the experience of Australian soldiers who fought. Generously illustrated with over forty photographs, this important book tells how this often overlooked battle played an important part in Australia's Second World War victory.
- Contents:
- 1. The unnecessary war
- 2. Torokina and the outer islands
- 3. The Central Sector
- 4. The Northern Sector
- 5. The Southern Sector
- 6. Slater's Knoll
- 7. To Buin
- 8. Peace.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-309) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-316-09765-X
- 1-316-09985-7
- 1-316-10154-1
- 1-316-09846-X
- 1-139-19630-8
- 1-316-10089-8
- 1-316-10230-0
- 1-316-09999-7
- 1-316-10381-1
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