The Sherrin
A bloody battle on and off the field
- Paperback
369 pages
- Release Date
29 January 2025
Summary
The island of New Aachen is a hotbed of turmoil, with more than just the enemy in the firing line.
In May 1945, as Europe celebrates the end of WWII, the Pacific theatre remains a brutal battleground. On the remote Pacific Island of New Aachen, the site of a massacre of Australian troops three years prior, tensions run high.
David Wachter, a veteran turned war historian clerk, joins a group of correspondents to cover the conflict and bring home the story of these battle-worn A…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923144989 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1923144987 |
| Author: | Peter Stanley |
| Publisher: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Imprint: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 369 |
| Release Date: | 29 January 2025 |
| Weight: | 398g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 155mm x 234mm |
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Peter Stanley
Prof. Peter Stanley is one of Australia’s most distinguished military historians. Formerly the Principal Historian of the Australian War Memorial (Australia’s national military museum), where he worked from 1980 to 2007, he was Research Professor at the University of New South Wales, Canberra, from 2013 to 2023, where he is now Hon. Prof.. In 2011, his book’ Bad Characters’ was the joint winner of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History. Peter is the author of over 45 books, most in Australian military history. Peter is a frequent contributor to the media on military history.
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