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Kokoda Spirit

Patrick Lindsay

9781742703602

Hardie Grant Books


History; Second World War; Battles & campaigns; Travel writing

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In 1942 a small band of young Australian soldiers overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to preserve Australia's freedom along the Kokoda Track. The Battle for the Kokoda Track is Australia's Alamo. If Gallipoli symbolised the ANZAC spirit in WWI, then Kokoda is its WWII equivalent. In August 1942 Kokoda was a killing field. Seventy years on, it is hard to imagine what those young men endured for freedom but the journey gives some clues. The track plays a leading role in the story of Kokoda. It has a character of its own. It is one of the world's most fascinating locations - at once an alluring, challenging obstacle of compelling beauty and yet a foreboding, perilous microcosm of life at its rawest and most savage. In Kokoda Spirit, Patrick Lindsay takes us on a journey that explores the track as it is today and how it was seventy years ago. With his unique storytelling he reconnects us with the past while taking us on the gruelling journey that is Kokoda.

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By:   Patrick Lindsay
Imprint:   Hardie Grant Books
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 230mm,  Width: 190mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   700g
ISBN:  

9781742703602


ISBN 10:   1742703607
Publication Date:   February 2012
Audience:   General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock at Abbey's Bookshop
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Patrick Lindsay has been a regular visitor to PNG since 1983, and has trekked the Kokoda Track a number of times. He has worked as a presenter, reporter and producer on network television in Australia and has written a number of bestselling books including Fromelles.

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