Brutal War : : Jungle Fighting in Papua New Guinea, 1942 / / James Jay Carafano.
In 1942, US and Australian forces waged a brutal war against the Japanese in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. Plunged into a primitive, hostile world in which their modes of battle seemed out of place and time, they fought, suffered, hated, starved, and killed in muck and mud. James Carafano’s vivid...
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Carafano, James Jay, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Brutal War : Jungle Fighting in Papua New Guinea, 1942 / James Jay Carafano. Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2021] ©2021 1 online resource (283 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1 A War to Remember -- 2 The Allies’ War -- 3 Japan’s War -- 4 Of Muck and Men -- 5 Forward into the Jungle -- 6 The Jungle’s First Battle -- 7 Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels -- 8 Regulars, by God -- 9 Don’t Come Back Alive -- 10 An Unfair Fight -- 11 Aftermath -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star In 1942, US and Australian forces waged a brutal war against the Japanese in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. Plunged into a primitive, hostile world in which their modes of battle seemed out of place and time, they fought, suffered, hated, starved, and killed in muck and mud. James Carafano’s vivid history brings this all to life. Ranging from detailed descriptions of specific battles to accounts of the fates of prisoners and the crucial role played by New Guinea’s Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels, Carafano chronicles the grueling, and ultimately successful, Allied campaign, telling a tale of war at the very edge of human endurance. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mai 2023) World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Papua New Guinea. World War, 1939-1945 Jungle warfare. HISTORY / Military / World War II. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2021 9783110783520 print 9781626379428 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781626379510 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781626379510 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781626379510/original |
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