Fighting The Kimberley: The 3 Australian Corps Kimberley Guerilla Warfare Group 1942-43
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image, sticker on the spine and rear endpaper, internally sound.
In the remote and unforgiving wilderness of Western Australia's Kimberley region, a secret war was waged far from the famous battlefronts of World War II. Fighting the Kimberley chronicles the remarkable story of the 3 Australian Corps Kimberley Guerilla Warfare Group, an elite and largely forgotten unit that operated between 1942 and 1943 to defend Australia's vast and vulnerable northwest frontier against the very real threat of Japanese invasion. Drawing on meticulous archival research, Peter J Bridge details the roles of Major Mitchell's 3rd Australian Army Corps Guerilla Warfare Group, the 181 Field Works Special Duties groups, Special Independent Guerilla Warfare Company, Volunteer James Corps, 11 North West Battalion, and the Derby Garrison in mounting a credible and determined resistance across one of the world's most isolated landscapes. Bridge presents a vital chapter of Australian military history that has long been overshadowed by more celebrated campaigns, illuminating the courage and ingenuity of the men who stood watch over Australia's back door. His authoritative and precise narrative style brings clarity to a complex web of military organisation and strategy, restoring these soldiers to their rightful place in the national story. For enthusiasts of World War II Pacific theatre history, Australian military heritage, or the untold stories of wartime service, this volume raises a compelling question: how close did the war truly come to Australian soil?
Author: Peter J Bridge
Format: Paperback
Published: 2011, Hesperian Press
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image, sticker on the spine and rear endpaper, internally sound.
In the remote and unforgiving wilderness of Western Australia's Kimberley region, a secret war was waged far from the famous battlefronts of World War II. Fighting the Kimberley chronicles the remarkable story of the 3 Australian Corps Kimberley Guerilla Warfare Group, an elite and largely forgotten unit that operated between 1942 and 1943 to defend Australia's vast and vulnerable northwest frontier against the very real threat of Japanese invasion. Drawing on meticulous archival research, Peter J Bridge details the roles of Major Mitchell's 3rd Australian Army Corps Guerilla Warfare Group, the 181 Field Works Special Duties groups, Special Independent Guerilla Warfare Company, Volunteer James Corps, 11 North West Battalion, and the Derby Garrison in mounting a credible and determined resistance across one of the world's most isolated landscapes. Bridge presents a vital chapter of Australian military history that has long been overshadowed by more celebrated campaigns, illuminating the courage and ingenuity of the men who stood watch over Australia's back door. His authoritative and precise narrative style brings clarity to a complex web of military organisation and strategy, restoring these soldiers to their rightful place in the national story. For enthusiasts of World War II Pacific theatre history, Australian military heritage, or the untold stories of wartime service, this volume raises a compelling question: how close did the war truly come to Australian soil?