’ve recently read a book by David W. Cameron – . The stories of these battles are particularly pertinent in the present Australian day and age. Many of the poor buggers who were involved in the life and death struggles at the start of the New Guinea campaigns had not even reached 21 years, and the majority were conscripts as the 39th battalion was a militia unit. Despite the ‘boys’ having little to no training and facing vastly superior numbers and trained
Values of a bygone era
Nov 09, 2022
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