TY  - BOOK
AU  - James,Karl
ED  - Australian War Memorial.
TI  - Double diamonds: Australian commandos in the Pacific war, 1941-45 
SN  - 9781742234922
U1  - 940.5426 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Sydney, NSW
PB  - NewSouth Publishing
KW  - Commando troops
KW  - Australia
KW  - History
KW  - Special forces (Military science)
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Pacific Area
KW  - Participation, Australian
KW  - Commando operations
N1  - "Published in association with The Australian War Memorial"; Includes bibliographical references (page 222-225) and index
N2  - During the Second World War, in the mountains and jungles of Timor, Bougainville and New Guinea, Australian commando units fought arduous campaigns against the Japanese. The story of these elite independent companies and commando squadrons, whose soldiers wore the distinctive double-diamond insignia, is told here for the first time. Through 130 powerful images from the Australian War Memorial's unparalleled collection -- some never published before -- Double Diamonds captures the operational history of these units and the personal stories of the men who served in them, many of whom lost their lives or the friends who trained and fought alongside them
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