This moving book examines Australian front-line soldiers' reactions to their ordeal in World War II. Based on the letters and diaries of more than 300 soldiers, its focus is the stress they faced and how they coped with it. Johnston paints a picture of survival and surrender in the surreal conditions in which these soldiers lived and fought.
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"This is an extremely worthwhile study of an army..." R. Higham, Choice
"Johnston's discussion of the sources of stress on battlefields...is both scholarly and moving. It would be useful for any modern commander planning a ground war to refer to the discussion here of the incidence of psychoneurotic casualties both before, during and after battle." John McCarthy, Pacific Affairs
"Johnston's discussion of the sources of stress on battlefields...is both scholarly and moving. It would be useful for any modern commander planning a ground war to refer to the discussion here of the incidence of psychoneurotic casualties both before, during and after battle." John McCarthy, Pacific Affairs
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This moving book examines Australian front-line soldiers' reactions to their ordeal in World War II. Based on the letters and diaries of more than 300 soldiers, its focus is the stress they faced and how they coped with it. Johnston challenges the stereotype of the fearless, undisciplined, comradely Australian soldier.
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Soon after arriving in a forward area in Papua, a diarist in a regiment waiting for its first action wrote of an encounter with a group of veterans who were being evacuated: Those fellows certainly looked "all in". Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
field censorship report, battalion historian, illegal absentees, regimental medical officer, base troops, militia battalions, psychiatric casualties, final campaigns, wartime writings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Guinea, World War, Kokoda Trail, Milne Bay, North Africa, New Britain, Allan Jones, Clive Edwards, General Blarney, Great War, Jack Craig, John Butler, Owen Stanleys, Port Moresby, John Lovegrove, Australian Imperial Force, Captain Laybourne Smith, Private Butler, Signalman Neeman, Citizen Military Forces, Jungle Warfare Training Centre, Lance-Corporal Spindler, Sydney Showgrounds, Tobruk Salient New!
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Soon after arriving in a forward area in Papua, a diarist in a regiment waiting for its first action wrote of an encounter with a group of veterans who were being evacuated: Those fellows certainly looked "all in". Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
field censorship report, battalion historian, illegal absentees, regimental medical officer, base troops, militia battalions, psychiatric casualties, final campaigns, wartime writings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Guinea, World War, Kokoda Trail, Milne Bay, North Africa, New Britain, Allan Jones, Clive Edwards, General Blarney, Great War, Jack Craig, John Butler, Owen Stanleys, Port Moresby, John Lovegrove, Australian Imperial Force, Captain Laybourne Smith, Private Butler, Signalman Neeman, Citizen Military Forces, Jungle Warfare Training Centre, Lance-Corporal Spindler, Sydney Showgrounds, Tobruk Salient New!
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- We Were There by John Barrett on 4 pages
- Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command by S.L. A. Marshall in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Gallipoli to Petrov: Arguing With Australian History by Humphrey McQueen in Back Matter
- War on the Mind: The Military Uses and Abuses of Psychology by Peter Watson in Back Matter
- World War II: A Statistical Survey: The Essential Facts and Figures for All the Combatants by John Ellis in Back Matter
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- Fighting the Enemy: Australian Soldiers and their Adversaries in World War II by Mark Johnston on 5 pages
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