Jungle warriors : from Tobruk to Kokoda and beyond, how the Australian Army became the world's most deadly jungle fighting force /

Jungle Warriors examines the extraordinary transformation that the Australian Army underwent over the course of the Second World War. During this period the Australian Army transformed itself from a military force totally unprepared for conflict of any kind in 1939, into one of the most professional...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Threlfall, Adrian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2014.
Temas:
Australia. > Australian Army > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Australia. > Australian Army
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Australian.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Military participation > Australian
Australia > History, Military > 20th century.
Australie > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle.
Australia
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Part Title; Title Page; CONTENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 'NO MILITARY KNOWLEDGE OF THE REGION': 1914-1941; Chapter 2 'EVERYTHING WAS SO DIFFERENT': THE 8TH DIVISION IN MALAYA; Chapter 3 'COMPLETELY DEVOID OF IDEAS': THE 6TH DIVISION ON CEYLON; Chapter 4 'PHYSICAL FITNESS IS VITAL': TRAINING IN AUSTRALIA, 1942; Chapter 5 'JESUS CHRIST! I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING': MILNE BAY AND KOKODA; Chapter 6 'DEEP IN UNMAPPED JUNGLES': 21ST BRIGADE ON THE KOKODA TRACK; Chapter 7 'THE WORST EXPERIENCE OF THE WAR': KOKODA TO THE BEACHHEADS.
  • Chapter 8 'RAIN, MUD, ROTTENNESS, GLOOM': 17TH BRIGADE'S WAU-SALAMAUA CAMPAIGNChapter 9 'THE IDEAL TRAINING GROUND': ATHERTON TABLELAND, 1943; Chapter 10 'NO NEW LESSONS OF IMPORTANCE': THE FINAL CAMPAIGNS; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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