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Original Title:	Kokoda
ISBN:	0732282322 (ISBN13: 9780732282325)

Kokoda

Paul Ham

Paperback | Pages: 624 pages

Rating: 4.27 | 220 Users | 22 Reviews

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For the first time ever, the compelling story of the infamous Kokoda Track campaign has been told from both sides of the conflict.

In a unique and balanced portrayal, renowned journalist Paul Ham recounts both the Australian and Japanese perspectives of the events on the hellish Papuan jungle trail where thousands fought and died during World War II. Based on extensive research in Australia and Japan, and including previously unpublished documents, Kokoda intimately relates the stories of ordinary soldiers in 'the world's worst killing field', and examines the role of commanders in sending ill-equipped, unqualified Australian troops into battles that resulted in near 100 per cent casualty rates. It was a war without mercy, fought back and forth along 90 miles (145 km) of river crossings, steep inclines and precipitous descents, with both sides wracked by hunger and disease, and terrified of falling into enemy hands. Defeat was unthinkable: the Australian soldier was fighting for his homeland against an unyielding aggressor; the Japanese ordered to fight to the death in a bid to conquer 'Greater East Asia'. Paul Ham captures the spirits of those soldiers and commanders who clashed in this war of exceptional savagery, and tells of the brave souls on both sides of the campaign whose courage and sacrifices must never be forgotten.

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Title	:	Kokoda
Author	:	Paul Ham
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 624 pages
Published	:	July 27th 2005 by HarperCollins - AU (first published January 2004)
Categories	:	History. Nonfiction. Cultural. Australia. War. World War II

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Ratings: 4.27 From 220 Users | 22 Reviews

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I quite enjoy learning more about history from a different (i.e. non-American) perspective, and learning more about the war in the Pacific has personal meaning for me because my great-uncle was a POW in Japan.But it was especially interesting to be listening to this audiobook and learn more about General MacArthur's role in WWII and his personality, actions, political moves, propaganda, etc., right before Trump mentioned him in the first presidential debate. I haven't yet read other essays

Well researched story from WWII Pacific theater. This book is a standout because it includes diaries and interviews with soldiers from both sides. Ham pulls no punches,, not for the Allies or the Japanese. He adds so many horrific details, it is not a book for the faint of heart but it does make me wonder how the survivors coped with post war life.

Felt like filling in a missing piece of history. Really well done.

This book is vitally important to Australia and Japan. I think it is the superior to any other written on this particular theatre. It is an unapologetic account of one of the fiercest battles fought in the Second World War. Phenomenally well researched and well written.

I was tempted to rate this book 4 stars but there were too many bothersome things for me. Consider this a 3.5 star rating.Overall this is a solid book on the fighting in New Guinea between the Allies (primarily the Australians) and the Japanese in WWII. As the name implies it focuses on the Kokoda trail campaign, but also covers the Buna-Gona and Sanananda fighting pretty thoroughly. Milne Bay is touched on; the rest of the later battles in New Guinea are not. The author does a very nice job of

SUMMARY of ReviewHams Kokoda is an excellent account of the Kokoda Track and battles in Papua. The reader will gain an excellent understanding of the torturous conditions of this battle, as well as the disorganized and egotistical leadership involved in the Pacific theater during the outset of the war. Ham uses an exceptionally large list of superior sources, including journals and government documents, to ground his facts, while also interjecting moments of poignancy with personal letters and

With Kokoda, Paul Ham crafted a striking account of World War II as it played out in the forbidding hills and jungles of Papua-New Guinea. Ham relied heavily on firsthand accounts field reports, journals, diaries, letters as well as interviews with survivors, both Australian and Japanese. Even if he occasionally lapsed into bald Aussie flag-waving, his effort nevertheless must rank among the best on the campaign that defined Australia's role in the Pacific War. I finished the book with nothing