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Kokoda: Beyond the Legend

Karl James
4.9/5 (18249 ratings)
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Description:Courage. Endurance. Mateship. Sacrifice. These values, engraved in stone at the Isurava war memorial, have become synonymous with the Australian experience during the Kokoda campaign of 1942. The story of Kokoda and of the fighting in Papua has been told and retold in books, films and documentaries, but these popular narratives rarely explore beyond this one campaign. Kokoda: Beyond the Legend critically assesses not only the campaigns in Papua and their context in the wider lengthy Pacific war, but also the actions of senior Australian, American and Japanese military leaders. Moving beyond the legend, this book addresses the central question of why Kokoda holds such a significant place in Australian military history. In this book, Karl James brings together eminent military scholars to reassess the principal battles from both Allied and Japanese perspectives, providing readers with a more complete understanding of one of the major turning points in the Second World War.Contents:1. Kokoda: the immortal trail - Karl James Part I. Turning Points:2. War across the world - Antony Beevor 3. Confrontation in the Coral Sea: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz's plan for a decisive battle - John B. Lundstrom 4. South Pacific turning point: Guadalcanal - Richard B. Frank; Part II. Allied Perspectives:5. Victory at all cost: Douglas MacArthur's Papuan campaign of 1942-3 - James W. Zobel 6. Command failures on the Kokoda Trail - Rowan Tracey 7. The air war over Papua: the RAAF experience - Mark Johnston8. The Battle of Milne Bay - Phillip Bradley 9. Grinding out a victory: Australian and American commanders during the beachhead battles - Peter J. DeanPart III. Japanese Perspectives: 10. Making soldiers: training, doctrine and culture in the Imperial Japanese Army - Edward J. Drea11. Japanese commanders in Kokoda - Haruki Yoshida 12. Against overwhelming odds? Opposing strengths on the Kokoda Trail - Peter Williams Part IV. On the Trail:13. On the trail of an extraordinary man: the making of the architect of Kokoda - Robyn Kienzle 14. Trekking Kokoda - Charlie LynnPart V. Legacies: 15. Papua's overlooked legacy: the AMF as a learning institution - Garth Pratten 16. Kokoda: an epic in Australian history - David HornerWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kokoda: Beyond the Legend. To get started finding Kokoda: Beyond the Legend, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
374
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Release
2017
ISBN
1107189713

Kokoda: Beyond the Legend

Karl James
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Read Now Download now ⏭ listen AudioBook
Description: Courage. Endurance. Mateship. Sacrifice. These values, engraved in stone at the Isurava war memorial, have become synonymous with the Australian experience during the Kokoda campaign of 1942. The story of Kokoda and of the fighting in Papua has been told and retold in books, films and documentaries, but these popular narratives rarely explore beyond this one campaign. Kokoda: Beyond the Legend critically assesses not only the campaigns in Papua and their context in the wider lengthy Pacific war, but also the actions of senior Australian, American and Japanese military leaders. Moving beyond the legend, this book addresses the central question of why Kokoda holds such a significant place in Australian military history. In this book, Karl James brings together eminent military scholars to reassess the principal battles from both Allied and Japanese perspectives, providing readers with a more complete understanding of one of the major turning points in the Second World War.Contents:1. Kokoda: the immortal trail - Karl James Part I. Turning Points:2. War across the world - Antony Beevor 3. Confrontation in the Coral Sea: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz's plan for a decisive battle - John B. Lundstrom 4. South Pacific turning point: Guadalcanal - Richard B. Frank; Part II. Allied Perspectives:5. Victory at all cost: Douglas MacArthur's Papuan campaign of 1942-3 - James W. Zobel 6. Command failures on the Kokoda Trail - Rowan Tracey 7. The air war over Papua: the RAAF experience - Mark Johnston8. The Battle of Milne Bay - Phillip Bradley 9. Grinding out a victory: Australian and American commanders during the beachhead battles - Peter J. DeanPart III. Japanese Perspectives: 10. Making soldiers: training, doctrine and culture in the Imperial Japanese Army - Edward J. Drea11. Japanese commanders in Kokoda - Haruki Yoshida 12. Against overwhelming odds? Opposing strengths on the Kokoda Trail - Peter Williams Part IV. On the Trail:13. On the trail of an extraordinary man: the making of the architect of Kokoda - Robyn Kienzle 14. Trekking Kokoda - Charlie LynnPart V. Legacies: 15. Papua's overlooked legacy: the AMF as a learning institution - Garth Pratten 16. Kokoda: an epic in Australian history - David HornerWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kokoda: Beyond the Legend. To get started finding Kokoda: Beyond the Legend, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
374
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Release
2017
ISBN
1107189713

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