{"product_id":"the-battle-for-shaggy-ridge-by-phillip-bradley-9781760878672","title":"The Battle for Shaggy Ridge","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'You climb and climb . . . This is the field of battle . . . tonight some of us will be dead . . . You'll never forget Shaggy Ridge.'\u003c\/em\u003e – Shawn O'Leary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the killing ground of Kaiapit to the treacherous heights of the Finisterre Range, for four months in 1943-44, the Australian army fought to drive the Japanese from their mountain strongholds. The most formidable position was the fortress-like Shaggy Ridge, its steep sides rising sharply to a knife-edge crest where battle was joined on a one-man front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the accounts of over a hundred Australians, Americans, and Japanese who served on, around, and over the ridge, \u003cem\u003eThe Battle for Shaggy Ridge\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of this extraordinary struggle for control of the Ramu Valley in New Guinea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849993736428,"sku":"9781760878672","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/26173663482814.jpg?v=1759073405","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-battle-for-shaggy-ridge-by-phillip-bradley-9781760878672","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}