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"Australia's finest war memoir."—Peter Pierce
At age eighteen, Peter Ryan was an intelligence operative, patrolling isolated regions of New Guinea during World War II.
Isolated, with Japanese forces closing in, he endured the hardships of the jungle without adequate supplies, a radio, or even a proper map. His very survival depended on forging relationships with the local tribes, and every choice could lead to catastrophe. For his work, Ryan was awarded the Military Medal and mentioned in dispatches.
Ryan's gripping account has become a classic memoir of the war in the Pacific, rarely out of print in forty years.
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PETER RYAN worked as a newspaper columnist, the director of Melbourne University Press and as an officer of the Victorian Supreme Court. He was an intelligence operative behind enemy lines in New Guinea in World War II. He died in late 2015.
PETER PIERCE is adjunct professor in the School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies at Monash University. He edited The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia and is the author of Australian Melodramas: Thomas Keneally’s Fiction. His reviews are often published in Australian newspapers.
PETER PIERCE is adjunct professor in the School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies at Monash University. He edited The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia and is the author of Australian Melodramas: Thomas Keneally’s Fiction. His reviews are often published in Australian newspapers.
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- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1925240053
- ISBN 13 9781925240054
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Fear Drive My Feet is Peter Ryans enduring account of his time patrolling isolated regions of New Guinea during World War II.Far from his fellow Australians and with Japanese forces closing in around him, the eighteen-year-old Ryan endures the hardships of the jungle, overcoming loneliness, fatigue and fear with quiet courage. He finds beauty in the rugged mountain landscapes of New Guinea, and admires the charm and resourcefulness of its people.Rarely out of print in the past four decades, Fear Drive My Feet is a classic memoir of the war in the Pacific, a major work of Australian war literature. For the work he describes in this book, Peter Ryan was awarded the Military Medal and mentioned in dispatches. A memoir of how 18yo intelligence operative, isolated in hostile territory, survived on his wits and through relationships with natives. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781925240054
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Fear Drive My Feet is Peter Ryans enduring account of his time patrolling isolated regions of New Guinea during World War II.Far from his fellow Australians and with Japanese forces closing in around him, the eighteen-year-old Ryan endures the hardships of the jungle, overcoming loneliness, fatigue and fear with quiet courage. He finds beauty in the rugged mountain landscapes of New Guinea, and admires the charm and resourcefulness of its people.Rarely out of print in the past four decades, Fear Drive My Feet is a classic memoir of the war in the Pacific, a major work of Australian war literature. For the work he describes in this book, Peter Ryan was awarded the Military Medal and mentioned in dispatches. A memoir of how 18yo intelligence operative, isolated in hostile territory, survived on his wits and through relationships with natives. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781925240054
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