Bravery Above Blunder: The 9th Australian Division at Finschhafen, Sattelberg, and Sio.

AUSTRALIAN MILITARY New Guinea –

The 9th Australian Division’s role in the Allied counter-offensive against Japan in northern New Guinea in 1943-44.

In three actions at Finschhafen, Sattelberg ans Sio, the 9th Division fought with distinction.

There has been little written about this campaign. Lieutenant-General John Coates, a former Chief of the General Staff, Australian Army, has interviewed veterans and studied Australian, American, and Japanese records to describe and analyze the campaign.

First Edition

• ix, 326 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.

  Includes bibliographical references( p. 308-318) and index.

  #250425 (small prev owner name)

• • Australia. Army. Division, 9th
  • World War, 1939-1945 — Campaigns — New Guinea
  • World War, 1939-1945 — Regimental histories — Australia
  • World War, 1939-1945 — Australia