| ISBN |
9781742235721 (pbk.) |
| Classification Number |
940.54 JOH |
| Author |
Johnston, Mark,1960- |
| Title |
An Australian band of brothers : Don Company, Second 43rd Battalion, 9th division : Tobruk, Alamein, New Guinea, Borneo [BK] |
| Physical Description |
illustrations, portraits, maps, facsimile ; |
| Note |
"A NewSouth book" |
| This book follows a small group of Australian front-line soldiers from their enlistment in the dark days of 1940 to the end of World War II. No ordinary soldiers, they were members of Don Company of the Second 43rd Battalion, part of the famous 9th Australian Division, which - during campaigns in Tobruk, El Alamein, New Guinea, and Borneo - sustained more casualties and won more medals than any other Australian division. It is an evocative and detailed account of the day-to-day war of three infantry soldiers whose experiences included night patrols at Tobruk, advancing steadily through German barrages at Alamein, charging enemy machine guns in New Guinea, and repelling Japanese charges on Borneo. Using the frank and detailed personal letters, diaries, and memoirs of three Australian soldiers, he brings to life their campaigns, battles, and interactions with their comrades and enemies. His book is a unique and powerful account of the everyday experiences of a small unit of Australian soldiers on the front line. |
| Classification |
Tertiary/Undergraduate. |
| General. |
| Combe, Gordon Desmond, -- 1917-2002 |
| Jones, Allan, -- 1918-2001 |
| Lovegrove, John, -- 1918-1999 |
| Subject |
Australia. -- Army. -- Battalion, 2/43rd |
| Australia. -- Army. -- Division, 9th |
| Australia. -- Australian Army. -- Australian Imperial Force (1940-1947). -- Infantry Battalion, 2/43rd |
| World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, Australian |
| Military participation -- Australian |
| Regimental histories |
| Military history |
| Biography, Literature & Literary studies |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Papua New Guinea |
| Tobruk, Battles of, Tobruk, Libya, 1941-1942 |
| El Alamein, Battle of, Egypt, 1942 |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Borneo |
| Veterans -- Australia -- Biography |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Particpation, Australian |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Australia |
| Australia |
| Australia -- History, Military -- 20th century |
