Ralph Honner Kokoda Hero

by Brune, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781741753721
• ISBN10: 1741753724
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-01
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Summary

The definitive biography of one of the great heroes of the Kokoda Trail, this recollection tells the story of one of Australia's great World War II battalion commanders. Written by a leading authority on the subject who had access to private letters and papers, this gripping, action-packed narrative describes the war's battles in North Africa, Greece, Crete, and Papua New Guinea. Yet, at its heart, this is the story of a remarkable man, covering events from his adolescence in the last vestiges of pioneering Australia to his distinguished political and diplomatic career, spanning nearly a century of his nation's history.

Author Biography

Peter Brune is a leading authority on the Australian campaigns in New Guinea in World War II. He is the author of A Bastard of a Place, The Spell Broken, and Those Ragged Bloody Heroes and the coauthor of 200 Shots: Damien Parer and George Silk and the Australians at War in New Guinea.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Maps
Born of the Great Hunger	p. 1
Life in epic terms	p. 19
It's a confidence business	p. 36
These war correspondents amuse us	p. 61
The morning hate	p. 78
Gropers Albany	p. 94
Some untidy things	p. 137
A soldier's Calvary	p. 151
Energising the situation	p. 193
Once more unto the breach	p. 206
The Koitaki factor	p. 246
This is not a mob!	p. 246
The inevitable last act	p. 274
Leave my window open	p. 291
Notes	p. 342
Bibliography	p. 348
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