The Resource Line of fire, Ian Townsend
Line of fire, Ian Townsend
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The item Line of fire, Ian Townsend represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
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- Summary
- After Pearl Harbor, the Japanese swept into the South Pacific to capture the beautiful and strategic port of Rabaul, in the Australian Mandated Territory of New Guinea. Rabaul was to become the focus of one of the bloodiest wars and longest battles in history. Germany wanted it; the US wanted it; the British hadn't wanted Australia to get it in the first place; and Australia desperately needed it. The true, previously untold, story of an 11-year-old Australian boy Richard Manson and his mother, Marjorie, is a story of gold and volcanoes, poverty and ambition, secrets and betrayal. It's the story of a tropical paradise destroyed by the geology that made it beautiful and strategically desirable. It's the story of the tectonic forces that made Rabaul a battlefield in two world wars, and a story of the small steps that can lead to disaster. But ultimately it’s the gripping and tragic story of a seemingly ordinary family on the wrong side of history - the young boy would be taken by Japanese secret police to the base of a volcano in New Guinea and shot as a spy. So ended a young life and a remarkable journey for what seemed to be an average working-class family caught up in one of the biggest battles of the Pacific War
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 309 pages
- Note
-
- "Fourth Estate an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers"--Title page verso
- Contains biographical information
- Isbn
- 9781460750926
- Label
- Line of fire
- Title
- Line of fire
- Statement of responsibility
- Ian Townsend
- Title variation
- Line of fire
- Title variation remainder
- after Pearl Harbor came Rabaul. The true story of a forgotten battle, a lost family, and an 11-year-old Australian boy shot as a spy
- Subject
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- Australians -- Papua New Guinea -- History
- trueAustralians in foreign countries
- trueChildren and war
- Children and war -- Papua New Guinea -- History
- Manson, Richard
- Manson, Richard -- Family
- truePapua New Guinea -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
- trueWorld War II -- Australian participation
- trueAtrocities
- trueWorld War II -- Pacific Ocean
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Papua New Guinea -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Papua New Guinea | Rabaul -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Papua New Guinea
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Papua New Guinea | Rabaul
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Papua New Guinea | Rabaul -- Atrocities
- trueWorld War II -- Children
- trueAustralian
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- After Pearl Harbor, the Japanese swept into the South Pacific to capture the beautiful and strategic port of Rabaul, in the Australian Mandated Territory of New Guinea. Rabaul was to become the focus of one of the bloodiest wars and longest battles in history. Germany wanted it; the US wanted it; the British hadn't wanted Australia to get it in the first place; and Australia desperately needed it. The true, previously untold, story of an 11-year-old Australian boy Richard Manson and his mother, Marjorie, is a story of gold and volcanoes, poverty and ambition, secrets and betrayal. It's the story of a tropical paradise destroyed by the geology that made it beautiful and strategically desirable. It's the story of the tectonic forces that made Rabaul a battlefield in two world wars, and a story of the small steps that can lead to disaster. But ultimately it’s the gripping and tragic story of a seemingly ordinary family on the wrong side of history - the young boy would be taken by Japanese secret police to the base of a volcano in New Guinea and shot as a spy. So ended a young life and a remarkable journey for what seemed to be an average working-class family caught up in one of the biggest battles of the Pacific War
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10557151
- Cataloging source
- ANL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Townsend, Ian
- Dewey number
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Manson, Richard
- Manson, Richard
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Children and war
- Australians
- Papua New Guinea
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Line of fire, Ian Townsend
- Note
-
- "Fourth Estate an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers"--Title page verso
- Contains biographical information
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-306)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- cartographic image
- still image
- text
- Content type code
-
- cri
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000058945247
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 309 pages
- Isbn
- 9781460750926
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- black and white illustrations, black and white maps, black and white portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)963827745
- Label
- Line of fire, Ian Townsend
- Note
-
- "Fourth Estate an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers"--Title page verso
- Contains biographical information
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-306)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- cartographic image
- still image
- text
- Content type code
-
- cri
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000058945247
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 309 pages
- Isbn
- 9781460750926
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- black and white illustrations, black and white maps, black and white portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)963827745
Subject
- Australians -- Papua New Guinea -- History
- trueAustralians in foreign countries
- trueChildren and war
- Children and war -- Papua New Guinea -- History
- Manson, Richard
- Manson, Richard -- Family
- truePapua New Guinea -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
- trueWorld War II -- Australian participation
- trueAtrocities
- trueWorld War II -- Pacific Ocean
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Papua New Guinea -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Papua New Guinea | Rabaul -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Papua New Guinea
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Papua New Guinea | Rabaul
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Papua New Guinea | Rabaul -- Atrocities
- trueWorld War II -- Children
- trueAustralian
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