{"product_id":"the-battle-for-shaggy-ridge-9781760878672","title":"The Battle for Shaggy Ridge: The Extraordinary Story of the Australian Campaign Against the Japanese in New Guinea's Finisterre Mountains in 1943-4","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn enlightening re-examination of an important campaign following the experiences of the men from both sides.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'You climb and climb . . . This is the field of battle . . . tonight some of us will be dead . . . You'll never forget Shaggy Ridge.' - \u003c\/i\u003eShawn O'Leary \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the killing ground of Kaiapit to the treacherous heights of the Finisterre Range, for four months in 1943-44 the Australian army fought to drive the Japanese from their mountain strongholds. The most formidable position was the fortress-like Shaggy Ridge, its steep sides rising sharply to a knife-edge crest where battle was joined on a one-man front. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on the accounts of over a hundred Australians, Americans and Japanese who served on, around and over the ridge, \u003ci\u003eThe Battle for Shaggy Ridge\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of this extraordinary struggle for control of the Ramu Valley in New Guinea. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1760878677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781760878672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"WR Book House","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46334573773055,"sku":"9781760878672","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da90b8b4-d477-44c8-a8ff-a6c9333a4def.jpg?v=1731467197","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-battle-for-shaggy-ridge-9781760878672","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}