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Field Guide to the Kokoda Track Author: Bill James

ISBN: 9780977570454 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 528 Published: 31 July 2012 Country of Publication: AU Description: The Kokoda legend lay dormant for six decades, during which the rampant New Guinean jungle reclaimed many of its historic sites. Now, after years of painstaking research, and with the aid of the fast-thinning ranks of both Australian and Japanese veterans, Bill James has uncovered these lost battlefields, plus more. This book is intended to be an historical preparation for people who want to, or are actually planning to, walk the Kokoda Track.

It can also be read as a stand-alone story and will appeal to people who simply want to learn more about the history of Kokoda, and understand more about the legend that surrounds it. The book includes many telling excerpts from the hand-written diaries and memoirs of the men who were actually there in the thick of battle, eyewitnesses to these extraordinary times. The aim of this book is not to write another analytical history of the campaign. While providing some historical background and personal perspectives, its main objective is to be a battlefield guidea companion to the history books. It attempts to correctly identify and describe the localities of many of the 194243 battles, as well as other places of wartime significanceencampments, supply dumps, aid posts, h...

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