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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : James, Karl
Titre(s) : The hard slog [Texte imprimé] : Australians in the Bougainville campaign, 1944-45 / Karl James
Publication : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012
Description matérielle : XIV-319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : Australian army history series
Lien à la collection : The Australian army history series
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-309) and index
"The island of Bougainville in the South Pacific was the site of one of the largest
and most gruelling campaigns fought by Australian forces during the Second World War.
During the offensive against the Japanese from November 1944 to August 1945, more
than 500 Australians were killed and two Victoria Crosses awarded. A veteran later
described Bougainville as 'one long bloody hard slog'. Despite this, little is known
about the campaign, which was dismissed as an unnecessary and costly operation. In
the first major study of the Bougainville campaign since 1963, Karl James argues that
it was in fact a justifiable use of Australia's military resources. Drawing on original
archival research, including wartime reports and soldiers' letters and diaries, James
illustrates the experience of Australian soldiers who fought. Generously illustrated
with over forty photographs, this important book tells how this often overlooked battle
played an important part in Australia's Second World War victory. "--Publisher's website
Sujet(s) : Militaires australiens -- Bougainville (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée ; île) -- 1900-1945
Histoire militaire -- Bougainville (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée ; île) -- 1900-1945
Guerre mondiale (1939-1945) -- Opérations militaires -- Bougainville (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée ; île)
Guerre mondiale (1939-1945) -- Participation australienne
Indice(s) Dewey :
940.542 6 (23e éd.) = Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 - Campagnes et batailles - Océan Pacifique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781107017320. - ISBN 1107017327
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46528743q
Notice n° :
FRBNF46528743
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : 1. The unnecessary war ; 2. Torokina and the outer islands ; 3. The Central Sector
; 4. The Northern Sector ; 5. The Southern Sector ; 6. Slater's Knoll ; 7. To Buin
; 8. Peace.