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ANU Press Canberra 1978 1st Australian edition. Hard cover dust wrapper 395pp maps and b&w plates. Surface laminate on dw has bubbled badly. Dw is also sunned and has some tears and small pieces missing on edges. Now protected. Spine very slack, corners bumped, some light foxing else good. . Assesses the performance of Australian military commanders in WWII, and in particular considers the conflict between American and Australian command in the Papua New Guinea campaigns. Specifically looks at General Blamey as Commander New Guinea Force and how MacArthur, ignorant of the conditions under which the troops were fighting, continually interferred with his Command, and discusses how the Buna, Gona and Sanananda battles where carried out.