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Set in 1942, the book follows the soldiers of the U.S. 32nd Infantry Division—drawn from Michigan, Wisconsin, and other states—as they undertake the most grueling mission of the Pacific campaign: a 130‑mile march over the Owen Stanley Mountains to secure the Australian army’s flank in the fight to retake Buna. Without proper jungle gear, the men face brutal terrain, disease, and relentless Japanese opposition. The narrative combines first‑person accounts, wartime diaries, and interviews to offer a gripping, nonfictional portrait of survival and combat in one of WWII’s most unforgiving theaters.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: History/Military History
Authors: James Campbell
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