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ANGAU - One Man Law is the story of an ordinary Private Soldier who was sent to Port Moresby with the 53rd Militia Battalion. There was pre-embarkation chaos and a general state of unpreparedness for the unit's arrival. The men then spent months in manual labour with no time to hone their military skills.

Clarrie James decided he needed something more worthwhile to do and volunteered for the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU) that looked after native affairs and organised carriers for the Australian troops.....

  
CONTENTS:

List of Maps and Photgraphs - Foreward - Prolgue - Author's Note - Abbreviations, Glossary - Innocents Abroad - Destination with a Difference - Going Places - The Engine Room - Pressures Build - Dive into the Deep - Kanga Force - Walkabout to Goroka - The Goroka Experiment - Americans and Tribal Hunting - Tiam Bilong Siapan - A New Posting - Home and Return - My Island Kingdom - Kenneth's Story - The Executions - 'Doc' Vernon - Leaving the Islands - Second Home Leave - Mountain Man - Goilala - Epilogue - Index

 
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SKU:9781876439668
Quantity:2 item(s) available
Author/s: Carrie James
Book Size(cm): 21 x 15
Condition: NEW
Format: Cardcover
Pages: 207
Printing &/or Publishing Information: Australian Military History Publications
Printing Year: 2005 reprint
ISBN: 9781876439668
Weight:0.35 kg
Price:$ 29.95
 
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