The Ghost Mountain Boys : Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea--The Forgotten War of the South Pacific

An in-depth chronicle of a little-known episode during the Second World War describes how America's "Ghost Mountain Boys" endured hardship, malnutrition, disease, and harsh environmental conditions in a forty-two-day march from New Guinea's south coast across jungle and mountain terrain to the north coast battlefields of Buna. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.