{"product_id":"desert-boys-by-peter-rees-9781743311684","title":"Desert Boys","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout 1,300 Australians died in the desert campaigns of World War I, while another 3,500 perished in North Africa and the Middle East during World War II. Thousands more carried the wounds of war for the rest of their lives. Countless families were left behind to mourn the dead and comfort the injured. A ripple effect of grief passed down the generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Australia's desert wars as never before told. Using letters, diaries, interviews, and unpublished memoirs, \u003cem\u003eDesert Boys\u003c\/em\u003e provides an intensely personal and gripping insight into the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of two generations of Australian soldiers. In many cases, these were fathers and sons going to successive wars with all the tragedy, adventure, and hardship that brought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesert Boys\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful and absorbing story of bravery and hope, of endurance and determination, of mateship and adversity a very long way from home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46848986087660,"sku":"9781743311684","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19018523482808.jpg?v=1759007215","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/desert-boys-by-peter-rees-9781743311684","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}