A Thousand Men at War: A History of the 2/16th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF by Malcolm Uren
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A Thousand Men at War: A History of the 2/16th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF by Malcolm Uren

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
Author: Malcolm Uren
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: William Heinemann
Place: Melbourne VIC
Year: 1959
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 312 pages
Period: 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and spine. Minor marks on foredges. Dust jacket is in poor condition with a major section at the spine missing and tears at top and tail edges. Dust jacket is now enclosed in protector. Please see images for more information.

The 2/16th Battalion had an outstanding record during the Second World War, both in the Middle Eastern theatre during 1941 and then in the South-West Pacific from 1942 until 1945.

The unit first saw service during the Syrian Campaign in mid-1941, when it fought a series of engagements at Litani River, Sidon and Damour, thus removing Vichy French forces from the Middle East.

Early in 1942, the battalion returned home to man the so-called ‘Brisbane Line’, but in August, with sister battalions in the 21st Brigade, they were hurried to Papua and sent into the Owen Stanley Ranges to repel the Japanese drive towards the vital Port Moresby airfields.

What followed was weeks of fighting withdrawal along the Kokoda Track that were vital in delaying and finally turning back the Japanese advance.

In late 1943 the 2/16th was sent into the Ramu / Markham Valley Campaign against Japanese forces. The audacious heroism of the Battle for Shaggy Ridge and the Battalion’s part in that series of actions has since become military legend.

In the final phase of the war, in 1945, they were part of the major invasion of the oil town of Balikpapan on Borneo.

Originally raised from Western Australian volunteers, the battalion suffered heavy casualties and, through reinforcements, came to represent an Australian-wide cross-section of soldiers. (back cover)


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