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_aGilling, Tom, _eauthor. _955310 |
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_aThe diggers of Kapyong : _bthe story of the Aussies who changed the course of the Korean War / _cTom Gilling. |
250 | _aLarge print edition. | ||
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_aStrawberry Hills, NSW] : _bReadHowYouWant, _c2024. |
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_ax, 432 pages (large print) : _billustrations, maps ; _c24 cm. |
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500 | _aIncludes index. | ||
500 | _aCopyright page from the original book. | ||
500 | _aOptimized reading formats. | ||
500 | _aSet in 16 point Verdana. | ||
504 | _aBibliography: pages 265-268. | ||
520 | _aApril 1951. After ten months of fighting, the Korean War hangs in the balance. A single Australian battalion, backed by Kiwi gunners and American tanks, is dug in on a barren hilltop overlooking the Kapyong Valley, north of Seoul. Together with a Canadian battalion on a nearby hill, they are all that stands between Mao's army and the South Korean capital. Since pouring across the North Korean border to support Kim Il Sung's communist fighters, the Chinese have launched offensive after offensive in an attempt to drive General MacArthur's UN forces off the peninsular. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers from both sides have been killed and many more have frozen to death in the cruel Korean winter. On the barren hills above the Kapyong Valley, the heavily outnumbered Diggers of 3RAR wait in darkness for a battle that could decide the war's outcome. Told through the eyes of the soldiers, The Diggers of Kapyong is the compelling account of the mateship, sacrifice and heroism that defined Australia's role in a bloody war whose bitter legacy still resonates today. | ||
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_aKapyong, Battle of, Korea, 1951. _955311 |
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_aKorean War, 1950-1953. _955312 |
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_aKorean War, 1950-1953 _xParticipation, Australian. _955313 |
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_aAustralia _xArmed Forces. _955314 |
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_aAustralia _xHistory, Military _y1945- _955315 |
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