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Kokoda: Beyond the Legend
Karl James
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Description for Kokoda: Beyond the Legend
Hardcover. Kokoda: Beyond the Legend provides readers with a complete understanding of this major turning point in the Second World War. Editor(s): James, Karl. Num Pages: 428 pages, 48 b/w illus. 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBJM; HBW; HBWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Courage. Endurance. Mateship. Sacrifice. These values, engraved in stone at the Isurava war memorial, have become synonymous with the Australian experience during the Kokoda campaign of 1942. The story of Kokoda and of the fighting in Papua has been told and retold in books, films and documentaries, but these popular narratives rarely explore beyond this one campaign. Kokoda: Beyond the Legend critically assesses not only the campaigns in Papua and their context in the wider lengthy Pacific war, but also the actions of senior Australian, American and Japanese military leaders. Moving beyond the legend, this book addresses the central question ... Read more
Courage. Endurance. Mateship. Sacrifice. These values, engraved in stone at the Isurava war memorial, have become synonymous with the Australian experience during the Kokoda campaign of 1942. The story of Kokoda and of the fighting in Papua has been told and retold in books, films and documentaries, but these popular narratives rarely explore beyond this one campaign. Kokoda: Beyond the Legend critically assesses not only the campaigns in Papua and their context in the wider lengthy Pacific war, but also the actions of senior Australian, American and Japanese military leaders. Moving beyond the legend, this book addresses the central question ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
428
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
396
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107189713
SKU
V9781107189713
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About Karl James
Karl James is a Senior Historian in the Military History Section at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra and a Departmental Visitor with the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University, Canberra.
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