Australian Heroes of World War II
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Australian army
Australian Army campaigns
Australian military heroes
Australian military history
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Balikpapan assault
battlefield bravery
Borneo operations
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combat leadership
Crete evacuation
desert warfare
El Alamein
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frontline leadership
Greece campaign
historical biographies
jungle warfare
Kokoda
Libya campaign
Malaya and Singapore
military decorations
military history
New Guinea battles
Pacific War
prisoners of war
Syrian campaign
tank warfare
Tobruk siege
Victoria Cross recipients
World War II
World War II Australia
Product details
- ISBN 9781761170362
- Dimensions: 153 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 01 Oct 2025
- Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
- Publication City/Country: AU
- Product Form: Paperback
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When Australians defended against Rommel’s tanks at Tobruk and Alamein, tackled paratroopers landing among them on Crete, attacked French Foreign Legionnaires in Syrian forts, held off Japanese tanks in Malaya, fought hand-to-hand on the Kokoda Track, and took on well-hidden and tenacious Japanese soldiers in countless grim jungle locations, brave individuals risked everything to bring victory.
Australian soldiers performed acts of remarkable bravery in the roles of stretcher-bearers and snipers, in victories and defeats, and in desert and jungle. Men like the truck driver who took on 22 Japanese fighters with his fists and Owen gun and won. Such astonishing deeds were often rewarded with medals, but many brave deeds went unrecognised, and whether acknowledged or not, the heroes often paid a heavy price for their courageous acts, in the form of physical injury, psychological trauma or death.
In Australian Heroes of World War II, leading Australian military historian Mark Johnston shines a new light on the the courage of individual soldiers across every battle in which Australians fought in World War II.
Australian soldiers performed acts of remarkable bravery in the roles of stretcher-bearers and snipers, in victories and defeats, and in desert and jungle. Men like the truck driver who took on 22 Japanese fighters with his fists and Owen gun and won. Such astonishing deeds were often rewarded with medals, but many brave deeds went unrecognised, and whether acknowledged or not, the heroes often paid a heavy price for their courageous acts, in the form of physical injury, psychological trauma or death.
In Australian Heroes of World War II, leading Australian military historian Mark Johnston shines a new light on the the courage of individual soldiers across every battle in which Australians fought in World War II.
Dr Mark Johnston has established himself as one of the fore-most authorities on the Australian Army in World War II. He was described in the Australian War Memorial's Wartime magazine as 'the leading historian on the experience of Australian soldiers during the war'. He is Head of History at Scotch College, Melbourne, and author of 12 books, including Derrick VC in His Own Words (2021) and An Australian Band of Brothers (2018) with NewSouth Publishing.
