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'Those Ragged Bloody Heroes' by Peter Brune, 1991.
'A Bastard of a Place: The Australians In Papua' by Peter Brune 2004.
Rarely do you come across an author who goes back over his previous work, without plagiarising it. But even more so one who can step back as it were and take a more objective view of the subject. What endures from both books is Brune's admiration and respect for the soldiers who fought the battles, and his scorn for the generals who wasted their lives, and ridiculed their achievements.
The above is not a plug for the two books in question, but rather a recommendation that if the readers of the Forum can track down either book, and preferably both via their local library, it will give you an insight into the war in the Pacific that is often overlooked.
After all Australia has fought more wars alongside America than Britain.
Regards
bill Wyndham