Item #109449 The Spear and the Gun. Japanese Attacks on Arnhem Land: A Wartime History of Milingimbi, 1942-45. Bob BAKER.
The Spear and the Gun. Japanese Attacks on Arnhem Land: A Wartime History of Milingimbi, 1942-45
The Spear and the Gun. Japanese Attacks on Arnhem Land: A Wartime History of Milingimbi, 1942-45

The Spear and the Gun. Japanese Attacks on Arnhem Land: A Wartime History of Milingimbi, 1942-45

Kent Town, The Author, in conjunction with Avonmore Books, 2017.

Quarto, xvi, 252 pages with numerous illustrations and a map.

Pictorial card covers; a fine copy.

Milingimbi island 'had fighter aircraft to defend it and Army troops on the ground. The island became a refuelling base for RAAF bombers as they refuelled and attacked the Japanese who had become entrenched in the islands north of Australia'.

Item #109449

Price (AUD): $40.00