Kokoda, TV Tie-In by Paul Ham, ISBN 9780733328275

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Having formed the basis for a two-part ABC documentary of the same name, the re-issue of the acclaimed KOKODA as a tie-in edition is bound to win over an even broader cross section of readers.

In this unique and balanced portrayal, renowned journalist Paul Ham recounts both the Australian and Japanese perspectives of the events on the hellish Papuan jungle trail where thousands fought and died during World War II.
Based on extensive research in Australia and Japan, and including previously unpublished documents, Kokoda intimately relates the stories of ordinary soldiers in 'the world's worst killing field', and examines the role of commanders in sending ill-equipped, unqualified Australian troops into battles that resulted in near 100 per cent casualty rates.

It was a war without mercy, fought back and forth along 90 miles (145 km) of river crossings, steep inclines and precipitous descents, with both sides wracked by hunger and disease, and terrified of falling into enemy hands. Defeat was unthinkable: the Australian soldier was fighting for his homeland against an unyielding aggressor; the Japanese ordered to fight to the death in a bid to conquer 'Greater East Asia'.

Paul Ham captures the spirits of those soldiers and commanders who clashed in this war of exceptional savagery, and tells of the brave souls on both sides of the campaign whose courage and sacrifices must never be forgotten.

Paul Ham features in the ABC's two-part Kokoda documentary based on his book, as well as serving as co-writer and co-producer. He is also the author of VIETNAM and the Australian correspondent for the London Sunday Times. He lives in Sydney.

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About the Author: Paul Ham

Paul Ham is a Sydney-based historian, and the author of HIROSHIMA NAGASAKI, published in November 2011. His previous books are VIETNAM: THE AUSTRALIAN WAR (November 2007) and KOKODA (November 2004). VIETNAM won the NSW Premier's Prize for Australian History and was shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Prize for Non-Fiction (2008), a Walkley Award and two other State literary awards. KOKODA was shortlisted for the Walkley Award for Non-Fiction and the NSW Premier's Prize for Non-Fiction. Since 1998, Paul has been the Australia correspondent for The London Sunday Times, covering politics, business and current affairs. He has a Masters degree in Economic History from the London School of Economics, and lives in Sydney with his wife, Marie, and son, Oliver.

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