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Jungle warriors : from Tobruk to Kokoda and beyond, how the Australian Army became the world's most deadly jungle fighting force /

Jungle Warriors examines the extraordinary transformation that the Australian Army underwent over the course of the Second World War. During this period the Australian Army transformed itself from a military force totally unprepared for conflict of any kind in 1939, into one of the most professional...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Threlfall, Adrian
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Sydney ; Melbourne ; Auckland ; London : Allen & Unwin, 2014.
Subjects:	Australia. > Australian Army > History > World War, 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Australian. Australia > History, Military > 20th century. History. Military history. Australia. > Australian Army. World War (1939-1945) 1900 - 1999 Military participation > Australian. Australia.

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