An Australian band of brothers : Don Company, Second 43rd Battalion, 9th division : Tobruk, Alamein, New Guinea, Borneo / Mark Johnston.

Collection type	Library
Author	Johnston, Mark, 1960-, author.;
Call Number	940.541294 J73a
Document type	Monograph
Year	2018. 2018. 018.
Pagination	xiv, 434 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, maps, facsimile ; 24 cm.
Publisher	NewSouth Publishing, NewSouth Publishing,
Note	"A NewSouth book" Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-425) and index. This book follows a small group of Australian front-line soldiers from their enlistment in the dark days of 1940 to the end of World War II. No ordinary soldiers, they were members of Don Company of the Second 43rd Battalion, part of the famous 9th Australian Division, which - during campaigns in Tobruk, El Alamein, New Guinea, and Borneo - sustained more casualties and won more medals than any other Australian division. It is an evocative and detailed account of the day-to-day war of three infantry soldi ers whose experiences included night patrols at Tobruk, advancing steadily through German barrages at Alamein, charging enemy machine guns in New Guinea, and repelling Japanese charges on Borneo. Using the frank and detailed personal letters, diaries, and memoirs of three Australian soldiers, he brings to life their campaigns, battles, and interactions with their comrades and enemies. His book is a unique and powerful account of the everyday experiences of a small unit of Australian soldiers on the front line. Tertiary/Undergraduate. General.
Place made	Sydney, NSW : Sydney, NSW :

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