Kokoda : beyond the legend / edited by Karl James.

Collection type	Library
Author	James, Karl, 1963-, editor.;
Call Number	940.5426 K79
Document type	Monograph
Year	2017. 2017. 017
Pagination	xx, 374 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 24 cm.
Publisher	Cambridge University Press, Cambridge University Press,
Note	Record machine-generated from publisher information. Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-341) and index. Courage. Endurance. Mateship. Sacrifice. These values, engraved in stone at the Isurava war memorial, have become synonymous with the Australian experience during the Kokoda campaign of 1942. The story of Kokoda and of the fighting in Papua has been toldand retold in books, films and documentaries, but these popular narratives rarely explore beyond this one campaign. This book critically assesses not only the campaigns in Papua and their context in the wider lengthy Pacific war, but also the actions of s enior Australian, American and Japanese military leaders. Moving beyond the legend, this book addresses the central question of why Kokoda holds such a significant place in Australian military history. This book brings together eminent military scholars t o reassess the principal battles from both Allied and Japanese perspectives, providing readers with a more complete understanding of one of the major turning points in the Second World War.
Place made	Cambridge ; Port Melbourne, Vic. : Cambridge Port

Abstract

1. Kokoda: the immortal trail / Karl James -- Part I. Turning Points: 2. War across the world / Antony Beevor -- 3. Confrontation in the Coral Sea: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz''s plan for a decisive battle / John B. Lundstrom -- 4. South Pacific turning poin t: Guadalcanal Richard / B. Frank -- Part II. Allied Perspectives: 5. Victory at all cost: Douglas MacArthur''s Papuan campaign of 1942-3 / James W. Zobel -- 6. Command failures on the Kokoda Trail / Rowan Tracey -- 7. The air war over Papua: the RAAF expe rience / Mark Johnston -- 8. The Battle of Milne Bay / Phillip Bradley -- 9. Grinding out a victory: Australian and American commanders during the beachhead battles / Peter J. Dean -- Part III. Japanese Perspectives: 10. Making soldiers: training, doctrin e and culture in the Imperial Japanese Army / Edward J. Drea -- 11. Japanese commanders in Kokoda / Haruki Yoshida -- 12. Against overwhelming odds? Opposing strengths on the Kokoda Trail / Peter Williams -- Part IV. On the Trail: 13. On the trail of an e xtraordinary man: the making of the architect of Kokoda / Robyn Kienzle -- 14. Trekking Kokoda / Charlie Lynn -- Part V. Legacies: 15. Papua''s overlooked legacy: the AMF as a learning institution / Garth Pratten -- 16. Kokoda: an epic in Australian histor y / David Horner.