Book, Black Dog Books, Kokoda track : 101 days : an Australian story of extraordinary bravery, 2007

Physical description

Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.179.

Publication type

non-fiction

Summary

An extraordinary story of a small force defeating a much larger one. It is the tale of 550 men of the 39th Militia Battalion. In eight short and brutal weeks, these soldiers slowed, and eventually stopped the advance of 6000 experienced Japanese troops.

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