David W. Cameron - The Battle for Isurava: Fighting in the clouds of the Owen Stanley 1942

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I am indebted to those mentioned in this book who wrote down and/ or recorded their experiences. Without these critical historical records this narrative could never have been told in any meaningful detail. It has always been important for this author to tell the story using the words of those that were there it brings the narrative into a whole new light as many voices are heard as opposed to the monotone of a single writer. Like all researchers, I am also indebted to these individuals for unselfishly donating their precious documents, writings and curios to numerous research institutions for others to study. This also applies to relatives who have provided similar valuable records. For those copyright holders I was unable to locate or who did not reply to my request to use quoted material in this book, I trust that the material quoted meets with your approval.

I would also like to thank the 39th Battalion Association for allowing me to quote from Vic Austins book To Kokoda and Beyond: the story of the 39th Battalion 1921-1943; Doc Geoffrey Vernons diary, published by the Association; and stories from the diggers themselves published in the battalions journal, The Good Guts. The author did not have access to the journals themselves but has used Carl Johnsons book Blood over Mud which has reproduced these stories first published in the battalions journal to tell the story of the diggers in their own words.

I would also like to thank the following authors/publishers for allowing me to quote from the following books: Much thanks to Lex McAulay for allowing me to quote from his ground breaking book, Blood and Iron: the battle for Kokoda 1942 (Hutchinson Australia); a big thanks to Robyn Kienzle for allowing me to quote from her excellent book, The Architect of Kokoda: Bert Kienzle the man who made the Kokoda Trail, (Hachette, Sydney); I would like to thank the Australian War Memorial (AWM) Research Center for their assistance during my visits and also thank the AWM for granting permission for me to quote from the official historian of the Kokoda Campaign, Dudley McCarthy, and his book, South-West Pacific Area First Year Kokoda to Wau as well as permission to quote from their extensive collection of diaries, letters and official papers held in their care. Gratitude to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the University of New South Wales for enabling me to quote from the extensive collection of interviews of Australian veterans of the campaign as part of the Australians at War Film Archive (AWFA). I would like to especially thank William Grayden for allowing me to quote from his captivating account of his time during the Kokoda Campaign as published in Kokoda Lieutenant: The Triumph of the 21st Brigade, as well as his publisher Peter Bridge OAM of Hesperian Press a truly remarkable publication.

At Big Skey I would like to thank my publisher Denny Neave for believing in this book, when all too often others incorrectly stated there was nothing more to be said about the Kokoda Campaign we still have much to learn. A similar thanks to Michele Perry of Lynk Manuscript Assessment Service, who took on the manuscript and quickly and efficiently had it ready for publication; similarly, to Eric Olason for drafting the maps from the authors initial appalling rough sketches. It goes without saying any remaining errors are those of the author alone.

My biggest thanks are to my three wonderful and special children, Emma, Anita and Lloyd, and my precious little granddaughter Naomi.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

David Cameron is a Canberra-based author who has written several books on Australian military and convict history, as well as human and primate evolution, including over 60 internationally peer-reviewed papers for various journals and book chapters. He received 1st Class Honours in Prehistoric Archaeology at the University of Sydney and later went on to complete his PhD in palaeoanthropology at the Australian National University. He is a former Australian Research Council (ARC) Post Doctorial Fellow at the Australian National University (School of Archaeology) and an ARC QEII Fellow at the University of Sydney (Department of Anatomy and Histology). He has participated and led several international fieldwork teams in Australia, the Middle East (Turkey, Jordan, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates), Europe (Hungary) and Asia (Japan, Vietnam and India) and has participated in many conferences and museum studies throughout the world.

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