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Kokoda

75th Anniversary Edition

Peter FitzSimons

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English
Hodder & Stoughton
01 November 2010
Peter FitzSimons' masterful and gripping account of Australia's legendary Kokoda triumph - our most important battle.

Acclaimed bestselling author Peter FitzSimons tells the Kokoda story in a gripping, moving story for all Australians: Kokoda is the iconic battle of World War II, yet few people know just what happened - and just what our troops achieved.

'for Australians, the battles in Papua New Guinea were the most important ever fought' Paul Keating

'This reads like fiction, but it is all fact.' Lieutenant Allan 'Kanga' Moore, 39th Battalion

'It was just a series of muddy footholds in the mountainside . . . so slippery that you had to sling your rifle and leave your hands free to grab the nearest vine or branch as your feet slid from under you . . . so steep that in some places you could scale the mountain face only by using both hands and both feet . . . so muddy that at times you sloshed through a quagmire more than ankle deep and felt the cloying mud suck your feet back at every step. That was the track they were fighting for down there.' Chester Wilmot (from a despatch banned by Commander-in-Chief Sir Thomas Blamey's headquarters)

75th Anniversary Edition

'an engrossing narrative, beautifully controlled by a master storyteller' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

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Imprint:   Hodder & Stoughton
Country of Publication:   Australia
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Height: 233mm,  Width: 154mm,  Spine: 39mm
Weight:   700g
ISBN:   9780733619625
ISBN 10:   0733619622
Pages:   512
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Peter FitzSimons is well known as a journalist, TV personality and author. Amongst his bestsellers are the biographies of Nick Farr-Jones and John Eales, together with his amazingly successful biography of Nancy Wake. He lives in Sydney and embarked on his own Kokoda trek in 2003.

Reviews for Kokoda: 75th Anniversary Edition

combines stories from both sides with the history of the event to produce a gripping tale - AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW an eloquent case as to why Kokoda should be revered - THE AGE a moving account of the ordeal and experiences of Australian soldiers - DAILY TELEGRAPH an engrossing narrative, beautifully controlled by a master storyteller - SYDNEY MORNING HERALD This reads like fiction, but it is all fact - Lieutenant Allan Kanga Moore, 39th Battalion


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