Kokoda
Author: Peter FitzSimons
ISBN: 9780734417435
Publisher: Lothian Children's Books
Year first published: 25 Oct 2016
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback / softback
Kokoda, 1942.In the muddy, treacherous mountains of Papua New Guinea, a small force of young Australian soldiers - some of them still teenagers - are up against highly trained, experienced Japanese troops. Many believed that the all-conquering Imperial Japanese Army was unstoppable. But this is the story of how these brave young Aussies faced up to some of the world's best soldiers on a narrow, precarious jungle track - and defeated them.Praise for the original edition:'an engrossing narrative, beautifully controlled by a master storyteller' THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
ISBN: 9780734417435
Publisher: Lothian Children's Books
Year first published: 25 Oct 2016
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback / softback
Kokoda, 1942.In the muddy, treacherous mountains of Papua New Guinea, a small force of young Australian soldiers - some of them still teenagers - are up against highly trained, experienced Japanese troops. Many believed that the all-conquering Imperial Japanese Army was unstoppable. But this is the story of how these brave young Aussies faced up to some of the world's best soldiers on a narrow, precarious jungle track - and defeated them.Praise for the original edition:'an engrossing narrative, beautifully controlled by a master storyteller' THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
