The Hard Slog - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Hard Slog write by Karl James. This book was released on 2012-04-05. The Hard Slog available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The first major study since 1963 to examine the historic Australian military campaign of 1944-1945 at Bougainville in the South Pacific.
The Hard Slog
The Hard Slog - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Hard Slog write by Karl James. This book was released on 2012-01-01. The Hard Slog available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The island of Bougainville in the South Pacific was the site of one of the largest and most gruelling campaigns fought by Australian forces during the Second World War. During the offensive against the Japanese from November 1944 to August 1945, more than 500 Australians were killed and two Victoria Crosses awarded. A veteran later described Bougainville as 'one long bloody hard slog'. Despite this, little is known about the campaign, which was dismissed as an unnecessary and costly operation. In the first major study of the Bougainville campaign since 1963, Karl James argues that it was in fact a justifiable use of Australia's military resources. Drawing on original archival research, including wartime reports and soldiers' letters and diaries, James illustrates the experience of Australian soldiers who fought. Generously illustrated with over forty photographs, this important book tells how this often overlooked battle played an important part in Australia's Second World War victory.
The Hard Slog
The Hard Slog - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Hard Slog write by Karl James. This book was released on 2012-04-30. The Hard Slog available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The island of Bougainville in the South Pacific was the site of one of the largest and most gruelling campaigns fought by Australian forces during the Second World War. During the offensive against the Japanese from November 1944 to August 1945, more than 500 Australians were killed and two Victoria Crosses awarded. A veteran later described Bougainville as 'one long bloody hard slog'. Despite this, little is known about the campaign, which was dismissed as an unnecessary and costly operation. In the first major study of the Bougainville campaign since 1963, Karl James argues that it was in fact a justifiable use of Australia's military resources. Drawing on original archival research, including wartime reports and soldiers' letters and diaries, James illustrates the experience of Australian soldiers who fought. Generously illustrated with over forty photographs, this important book tells how this often overlooked battle played an important part in Australia's Second World War victory.
Hard slog starts with a hard slog
Hard slog starts with a hard slog - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hard slog starts with a hard slog write by Scott Thompson. This book was released on 1996. Hard slog starts with a hard slog available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Profiles John Brumby's campaign for the State election (photo).
Eighth Army in Italy, 1943-45
Eighth Army in Italy, 1943-45 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Eighth Army in Italy, 1943-45 write by Richard Doherty. This book was released on 2007-10-18. Eighth Army in Italy, 1943-45 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Eighth Army, Britain's most famous field army of the twentieth century, landed in Italy in September 1943 and fought continously until the defeat of the Germans in early-May 1945. This book studies the experience of Eighth Army in the Italian campaign, examining how a force accustomed to the open spaces of North Africa adjusted to the difficult terrain of Italy where fighting became much more a matter for the infantry than for the armour. It also compares the qualities of the commanders of Eighth Army in Italy: Montgomery; Leese and, finally, McCreery. The book uses official records at various levels, personal accounts - some never before published - and published material to present a picture of an army that, although defined as British, was one of the war's most cosmopolitan formations. Its soldiers came from the UK, Canada, India, Ireland, Nepal, New Zealand, Poland and South Africa as well as from Palestine - the Jewish Brigade - and from Italy itself.
