Line of Fire - Softcover

Line of Fire

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good +. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY World War II -After Pearl Harbor, the Japanese swept into the South Pacific to capture the beautiful and strategic port of Rabaul, in the Australian Mandated Territory of New Guinea. Rabaul was to become the focus of one of the bloodiest wars and longest battles in history. Germany wanted it; the US wanted it; the British hadn't wanted Australia to get it in the first place; and Australia desperately needed it. The true, previously untold, story of an 11-year-old Australian boy Richard Manson and his mother, Marjorie, is a story of gold and volcanoes, poverty and ambition, secrets and betrayal. It's the story of a tropical paradise destroyed by the geology that made it beautiful and strategically desirable. It's the story of the tectonic forces that made Rabaul a battlefield in two world wars, and a story of the small steps that can lead to disaster. But ultimately itâs the gripping and tragic story of a seemingly ordinary family on the wrong side of history - the young boy would be taken by Japanese secret police to the base of a volcano in New Guinea and shot as a spy. So ended a young life and a remarkable journey for what seemed to be an average working-class family caught up in one of the biggest battles of the Pacific War. x, 309 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm #280426 Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-306) Manson, Richard Manson, Richard -- Family World War, 1939-1945 -- Papua New Guinea -- Rabaul World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Papua New Guinea -- Rabaul -- Biography World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Papua New Guinea -- Rabaul Children and war -- Papua New Guinea -- History Australians -- Papua New Guinea -- History Papua New Guinea -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 Australian Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Artikel-Nr. 95722

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