The Men Who Came Out of the Ground: A Gripping Account of Australia's First Commando Campaign: Timor 1942 by Paul Cleary

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Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Sunning to pages. Creasing to front cover. Foxing mark on right foredge. Interior and binding are still very good.

The gripping story of a small force of Australian Special Forces commandos that launched relentless hit-and-run raids on far superior Japanese forces in East Timor for most of 1942.

These Australians were the men of the 2/2nd Australian Independent Company, a special commando unit. Initially stranded without radio contact with Australia, the Japanese declared these beared warriors outlaws and warned they would be executed immediately if captured.

The Australians drawn mainly from the bush, were chosen for their ability to operate independently and survive in hostile territory. As filmmaker Damien Parer said after visiting Timor in late 1942, these men were writing an epic of guerrilla warfare. (back cover)