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The Bulldog Track

- A grandson's story of an ordinary man's war and survival on the other Kokoda trail
Af: Peter Phelps Engelsk Paperback

The Bulldog Track

- A grandson's story of an ordinary man's war and survival on the other Kokoda trail
Af: Peter Phelps Engelsk Paperback
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This is the story of Tom Phelps and the ''other Kokoda Track''. Seventy-five years later, Tom''s grandson, award-winning actor and writer Peter Phelps, is sharing this inspiring tale of resilience and survival.

March 1942: The world is at war. Too old to fight and with jobs scarce at home, Tom Phelps found work as a carpenter in the goldfields of the New Guinea Highlands. No one expected the Japanese to attack in the Pacific. But they did.

Tom and his mates weren''t going to hang around and wait to be killed. With escape routes bombed by the Japanese, their only option was to try to reach safety by foot, through some of the most rugged terrain on Earth - the Bulldog Track.

Back home in Sydney, Rose Phelps, their son, George, and three daughters, Joy, Shirley and Ann, waited for news of Tom''s fate. George watched the horrors of war unfold on newsreels knowing his dad was ''over there''.

Travelling by foot, raft, canoe, schooner, train, luck and courage, Tom Phelps, half-starved and suffering malaria, would eventually make it home. His stories of New Guinea would lead his son and grandson to their own experiences with the country.

The Bulldog Track is a grandson''s story of an ordinary man''s war. It is an incredible tale of survival and the indomitable Aussie spirit.

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This is the story of Tom Phelps and the ''other Kokoda Track''. Seventy-five years later, Tom''s grandson, award-winning actor and writer Peter Phelps, is sharing this inspiring tale of resilience and survival.

March 1942: The world is at war. Too old to fight and with jobs scarce at home, Tom Phelps found work as a carpenter in the goldfields of the New Guinea Highlands. No one expected the Japanese to attack in the Pacific. But they did.

Tom and his mates weren''t going to hang around and wait to be killed. With escape routes bombed by the Japanese, their only option was to try to reach safety by foot, through some of the most rugged terrain on Earth - the Bulldog Track.

Back home in Sydney, Rose Phelps, their son, George, and three daughters, Joy, Shirley and Ann, waited for news of Tom''s fate. George watched the horrors of war unfold on newsreels knowing his dad was ''over there''.

Travelling by foot, raft, canoe, schooner, train, luck and courage, Tom Phelps, half-starved and suffering malaria, would eventually make it home. His stories of New Guinea would lead his son and grandson to their own experiences with the country.

The Bulldog Track is a grandson''s story of an ordinary man''s war. It is an incredible tale of survival and the indomitable Aussie spirit.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 336
ISBN-13: 9780733639777
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0733639771
Kategori: New Guinea
Udg. Dato: 31 jul 2018
Længde: 27mm
Bredde: 234mm
Højde: 155mm
Forlag: Hachette Australia
Oplagsdato: 31 jul 2018
Forfatter(e): Peter Phelps
Forfatter(e) Peter Phelps


Kategori New Guinea


ISBN-13 9780733639777


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 336


Udgave


Længde 27mm


Bredde 234mm


Højde 155mm


Udg. Dato 31 jul 2018


Oplagsdato 31 jul 2018


Forlag Hachette Australia

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