The Ghost Mountain Boys by James Campbell

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

James Campbell is a writer, storyteller and creator of Comedy 4 Kids. He travels around schools and theatres nurturing a love of storytelling and inspiring the children's own creativity too. James can be regularly seen at the Edinburgh Festival, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and on children's TV programmes such as Blue Peter and The Big Book Babble. He lives in Suffolk with his family, some chickens and a really silly dog.

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ISBN 13	9780307335968
ISBN 10	0307335968
Title	The Ghost Mountain Boys
Author	James Campbell
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2007-10-02
Number of pages	400
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