The Spell Broken by Peter Brune - 1997: Expoding the myth of Japanese invincibility

Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. 'A well-researched account of the battles that seized the initiative from the Japanese. The analysis is sound but its strength is its vivid description of the fighting from the soldiers' perspective.' Dr David Horner, Senior Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University 'This book is a factual account of the battles at Milne Bay and Buna-Sanananda about which very little has been written. The 18th Brigade infantry did a great job protecting tank crews who had to abandon their destroyed tanks under fire.' Cec Ganderton, tank driver, 2/6th Armoured Regiment In August 1942 the Japanese staged a landing at Milne Bay in Papua New Guinea against an Australian Infantry Force of militia and AIF troops--the prize was the primitive airfield and the eventual capture of Port Moresby. A confused and desperate battle took place against a background of Japanese naval operations by… Read More

Sydney, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 1997. Jacket has general wear to edges. 304 pages with b/w illustrations. A history of the battles at Milne Bay, Buna and Sanananda told through the records of those campaigns balanced against the recollections of the survivors. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

St Leonard, NSW; Allen and Unwin; 1997.. First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xvi, 304; b/w plates; notes, bibliography, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.

Allen & Unwin. GS113 1997, hardcover met stofomslag, goed exemplaar / good copy

Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1997. 1st edition / 1st printing. As New. octavo. dust jacket xv + 304pp., b/w plates, maps, plans, bibliog., index, Account of the First Great Australian Victories against the Japanese in New Guinea