{"product_id":"2026200005078-secondhand-the-ridge-and-the-river","title":"The Ridge And The River","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: A \u0026amp; R Classics Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Light foxing on top of block, does not bleed into pages. Pages are crisp and clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlunge into the suffocating green hell of the New Guinea jungle, where the greatest enemy isn't just the Japanese army—it’s the grinding weight of fear and exhaustion. Set during the final, brutal stages of the Pacific campaign, the story follows a small Australian commando patrol led by the weary Corporal Shearwood. The patrol’s fragile morale is pushed to the breaking point when a young, untested officer, Lieutenant Wilder, is sent to lead them—bringing his own hidden insecurities into a landscape where a single mistake means death.\n\nThe tension crackles as the men navigate the razor-sharp ridges and treacherous rivers of Bougainville, haunted by the ghost-like presence of the enemy and the dehumanizing toll of endless combat. Between the internal power struggles of the command and the visceral terror of jungle ambushes, Hungerford—a veteran himself—strips away the myth of war to reveal the raw, trembling humanity underneath. The Ridge and the River is a high-stakes, unflinching masterpiece of Australian literature that captures the camaraderie and the agony of men pushed far beyond the edge of endurance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48755517685979,"sku":"2026200005078-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/295d981f-0a9e-42c6-be7b-387d929f1be0.png?v=1778221498","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200005078-secondhand-the-ridge-and-the-river","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}