A Bastard Of A Place: The Australians In Papua (2004)

Peter Brune

“There was no panic,” recalled Ken Harley, an infantryman on the Kokoda Trail, “despite the fact we could see the Japs beginning to outflank us on the ridge above”. Rich with soldiers’ voices, this is a gripping introduction to the crucial battles fought by the Australians against the Japanese in the darkest months of 1942.