Bibliograph

The hard slog, Australians in the Bougainville campaign, 1944-45, Karl James

Type

Label

The hard slog, Australians in the Bougainville campaign, 1944-45, Karl James

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The hard slog

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Karl James

Series statement

Australian army history series

Sub title

Australians in the Bougainville campaign, 1944-45

Summary

The island of Bougainville in the South Pacific was the site of one of the largest and most gruelling campaigns fought by Australian forces during the Second World War. During the offensive against the Japanese from November 1944 to August 1945, more than 500 Australians were killed and two Victoria Crosses awarded

Target audience

adult

Classification