The silent men : Syria to Kokoda and on to Gona
The story of the Australian 2/14th Battalion in World War II. The battalion fought a bitter and costly war against the Vichy French in Syria and were recalled to defend Australia against the Japanese in Papua New Guinea. Their story finishes on the bloody beaches of Gona.
History
xxix, 202 pages : maps ; 23 cm
9781864489910, 186448991X
1030129290
ForewordAcknowledgementsExplanatory NotePreface: The Silent SeventhTHE BOYS 1 Stan and Butch 2 Bruce and Alan 3 At PuckapunyalTHE MIDDLE EAST 4 Tourists Abroad 5 Southern Lebanon 6 Pushing NorthINTERLUDE 7 Home and Yandina 8 The Kokoda Track 9 Isurava10 A Fighting Withdrawl11 Buckler's Party12 GonaEPILOGUE12 The Years After13 The Last ParadeFurther ReadingMaps