The Ghost Mountain Boys Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea [Audiobook]

"softddl.org"
20-12-2020, 19:20
Rating:
0
0 vote


  • The Ghost Mountain Boys Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea [Audiobook]
    The Ghost Mountain Boys: Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea (Audiobook) by James Campbell
    English | January 23, 2008 | ASIN: B00132JDW0 | M4B@64 kbps | 10h 46m | 293 MB
    Narrator: Stephen Hoye
    Lying due north of Australia, New Guinea is among the world's largest islands. In 1942, when World War II exploded onto its shores, it was an inhospitable, cursorily mapped, disease-ridden land of dense jungle, towering mountain peaks, deep valleys, and fetid swamps. Coveted by the Japanese for its strategic position, New Guinea became the site of one of the South Pacific's most savage campaigns. Despite their lack of jungle training, the 32nd Division's Ghost Mountain Boys were assigned the most grueling mission of the entire Pacific campaign: to march 130 miles over rugged mountains and to protect the right flank of the Australian army as they fought to push the Japanese back to the village of Buna.



The Ghost Mountain Boys Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea [Audiobook]
The Ghost Mountain Boys: Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea (Audiobook) by James Campbell
English | January 23, 2008 | ASIN: B00132JDW0 | M4B@64 kbps | 10h 46m | 293 MB
Narrator: Stephen Hoye
Lying due north of Australia, New Guinea is among the world's largest islands. In 1942, when World War II exploded onto its shores, it was an inhospitable, cursorily mapped, disease-ridden land of dense jungle, towering mountain peaks, deep valleys, and fetid swamps. Coveted by the Japanese for its strategic position, New Guinea became the site of one of the South Pacific's most savage campaigns. Despite their lack of jungle training, the 32nd Division's Ghost Mountain Boys were assigned the most grueling mission of the entire Pacific campaign: to march 130 miles over rugged mountains and to protect the right flank of the Australian army as they fought to push the Japanese back to the village of Buna.


The 32nd Division lacked more than training. They were without even the basics necessary for survival. They waded through brush and vines without the aid of machetes. They did not have insect repellent. Without waterproof containers, their matches were useless, and the quinine and vitamin pills they carried, as well as salt and chlorination tablets, crumbled in their pockets. Exhausted and pushed to the brink of human endurance, the Ghost Mountain Boys fell victim to malnutrition and disease. Forty-two days after they set out, they arrived two miles south of Buna, nearly shattered by the experience.
Arrival in Buna provided no respite. The 32nd Division was ordered to launch an immediate assault on the Japanese position. After two months of furious, sometimes hand-to-hand combat, the decimated division finally achieved victory.
Reminiscent of classics like Band of Brothers and The Things They Carried, this harrowing portrait of a largely overlooked campaign is part war diary, part extreme adventure tale, and, through letters, journals, and interviews, part biography of a group of men who fought to survive in an environment every bit as fierce as the enemy they faced.

Buy Premium From My Links To Get Resumable Support,Max Speed & Support Me

 
Comments
The minimum comment length is 50 characters. comments are moderated
There are no comments yet. You can be the first!
Download free » Download eBooks free » Audio Books » The Ghost Mountain Boys Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea [Audiobook]
Copyright holders