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Kokoda

Teen edition
By Peter FitzSimons
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Kokoda by Peter FitzSimons is an engaging historical account that details the arduous experiences of Australian soldiers during the Kokoda Track campaign in World War II. The book showcases their courage, resilience, and the gripping challenges they faced in the dense jungles of Papua New Guinea. It vividly portrays the fierce battles and the emotional journey of young soldiers confronting the harsh realities of war.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in gripping historical narratives and tales of bravery. It offers a compelling account of the Kokoda Track campaign during World War II, providing vivid storytelling and insights into the resilience of soldiers. If you find stories of wartime endurance and strategic battles captivating, this young adult read might just be for you.

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Kokoda, 1942. In the muddy, treacherous mountains of Papua New Guinea, a small force of young Australian soldiers—some of them still teenagers—are up against highly trained, experienced Japanese troops.

Many believed that the all-conquering Imperial Japanese Army was unstoppable. But this is the story of how these brave young Aussies faced some of the world's best soldiers on a narrow, precarious jungle track—and defeated them.

Praise for the original edition: 'an engrossing narrative, beautifully controlled by a master storyteller' The Sydney Morning Herald

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Kokoda by Peter FitzSimons has been praised for its compelling narrative and expert storytelling. The Sydney Morning Herald describes it as an engrossing piece controlled by a master storyteller, while Lieutenant Allan Kanga Moore of the 39th Battalion remarks that although it reads like fiction, it is entirely factual.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780734417435

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 October 2016

Country: Australia

Imprint: Lothian Children's Books

Illustration: 3x8pp 1c

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 240

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Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Peter FitzSimons Young Adult

About the Author

Peter FitzSimons is Australia's bestselling non-fiction writer, and for the past 30 years has also been a journalist and columnist with the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD and the SUN HERALD. He is the author of a number of highly successful books, including KOKODA, NED KELLY and GALLIPOLI, as well as biographies of such notable Australians as Sir Douglas Mawson, Nancy Wake and Nick Farr-Jones. His passion is to tell Australian stories, our own stories: of great men and women, of stirring events in our history. Peter grew up on a farm north of Sydney, went to boarding school in Sydney and attended Sydney University. An ex-Wallaby, he also lived for several years in rural France and Italy, playing Rugby for regional clubs. He lives in Sydney with his wife, Lisa Wilkinson - journalist, magazine editor and currently co-presenter of TODAY on Channel 9 - and their three children.

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