The Ghost Mountain Boys by James Campbell
A harrowing portrait of a largely forgotten campaign that pushed one battalion to the limits of human suffering. Despite their lack of jungle training, the 32nd Division's Ghost Mountain Boys were assigned the most grueling mission of the entire Pacific campaign in World War I: to march over the 10,000-foot Owen Stanley Mountains to protect the right flank of the Australian army during the battle for New Guinea. Reminiscent of the classics like Band of Brothers and The Things They Carried, The Ghost Mountain Boys is part war diary, part extreme-adventure tale, and--through letters, journals, and interviews--part biography of a group of men who fought to survive in an environment every bit as fierce as the enemy they faced. Theirs is one of the great untold stories of the war. Superb.--Chicago Sun-Times Campbell started out with history, but in the end he has written a tale of survival and courage of near-mythic proportions.
--America in WI magazine In this compelling and sprightly written account, Campbell shines a long-overdue light on the equally deserving heroes of the Red Arrow Division.
--Military.com
In 1951, James Campbell was born in Glasgow. He was the editor of the New Edinburgh Review from 1978 to 1982, and he now works for the Times Literary Supplement. His biography of James Baldwin will be released soon.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780307335975 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307335976 |
| Title | The Ghost Mountain Boys |
| Author | James Campbell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2008-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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