Summary:

A harrowing portrait of a largely forgotten campaign that pushed one
battalion to the limits of human suffering.Despite their lack of
jungle training, the 32nd Division’s “Ghost Mountain Boys” were
assigned the most grueling mission of the entire Pacific campaign in
World War II: to march over the 10,000-foot Owen Stanley Mountains to
protect the right flank of the Australian army during the battle for
New Guinea. Reminiscent of the classics like Band of Brothers and The
Things They Carried, The Ghost Mountain Boys is part war diary, part
extreme-adventure tale, and—through letters, journals, and
interviews—part biography of a group of men who fought to survive in
an environment every bit as fierce as the enemy they faced. Theirs is
one of the great untold stories of the war. “Superb.” —Chicago
Sun-Times“Campbell started out with history, but in the end he has
written a tale of survival and courage of near-mythic proportions.”
—America in WWII magazine“In this compelling and sprightly written
account, Campbell shines a long-overdue light on the equally
deserving heroes of the Red Arrow Division.” —Military.com

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Dewey Class: 940 -- General history of Europe

Book Details:

Physical Description: 5.1"x7.9"x1.0"; 0.7 lb; 400 pages
Edition Info: Paperback; 2008-09-30

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