{"product_id":"2026100009200-secondhand-south-west-pacific-area-first-year-kokoda-to-wau","title":"South-West Pacific Area—First Year: Kokoda To Wau","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the steaming jungles of New Guinea, where disease and exhaustion proved as deadly as enemy fire, a pivotal chapter of the Second World War unfolded — and South-West Pacific Area—First Year: Kokoda to Wau chronicles that brutal campaign with unflinching precision. Dudley McCarthy's authoritative account traces the desperate Allied struggle from the infamous Kokoda Track to the hard-won victory at Wau, detailing the monumental feats of endurance demanded of Australian and Allied forces as they faced the relentless advance of the Imperial Japanese Army across some of the most inhospitable terrain on Earth.\n\nPart of the official Australian military history series published by the Australian War Memorial, this volume stands as a landmark work of military historiography, presenting meticulously researched operational detail alongside a vivid human narrative that honours the sacrifice of the men who fought there. McCarthy's writing is both rigorous and evocative, drawing on unit diaries, official records, and personal accounts to construct a comprehensive portrait of command decisions, tactical ingenuity, and raw courage. For anyone seeking to understand the Pacific War's most gruelling land campaign — and why Kokoda remains etched into the Australian national consciousness — this definitive record is an essential and deeply compelling read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49269345485019,"sku":"2026100009200-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/85d8206d-477b-4f8e-b0b8-f37406ae1d18.png?v=1788998936","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009200-secondhand-south-west-pacific-area-first-year-kokoda-to-wau","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}