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Issue Details: First known date: 1959... 1959 Fear Drive My Feet
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'Fear Drive My Feet is Peter Ryan’s 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.' (Text Publishing 2015 edition)

Notes

  • Also available in braille and sound recording formats.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Text Publishing , 2015 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction, Peter Pierce , single work essay

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Introduction Peter Pierce , 2015 2015 single work essay
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 June 2015; (p. 18-19) Fear Drive My Feet 2015;
Untitled Kathy Forward , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 45 no. 3 2001; (p. 45)

— Review of Fear Drive My Feet Peter Ryan , 1959 single work autobiography
Fear Drive my Feet by Peter Ryan Christopher Thompson , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 9 no. 2 2001; (p. 24-25)
Untitled Stephen Murray-Smith , 1960 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter-Spring no. 18 1960; (p. 57)

— Review of Fear Drive My Feet Peter Ryan , 1959 single work autobiography
Untitled 1959 single work review
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 5 December 1959; (p. 4)

— Review of Fear Drive My Feet Peter Ryan , 1959 single work autobiography
Untitled Kathy Forward , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 45 no. 3 2001; (p. 45)

— Review of Fear Drive My Feet Peter Ryan , 1959 single work autobiography
Untitled Stephen Murray-Smith , 1960 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter-Spring no. 18 1960; (p. 57)

— Review of Fear Drive My Feet Peter Ryan , 1959 single work autobiography
Untitled 1959 single work review
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 5 December 1959; (p. 4)

— Review of Fear Drive My Feet Peter Ryan , 1959 single work autobiography
Fear Drive my Feet by Peter Ryan Christopher Thompson , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 9 no. 2 2001; (p. 24-25)
Introduction Peter Pierce , 2015 2015 single work essay
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 June 2015; (p. 18-19) Fear Drive My Feet 2015;
Last amended 13 Apr 2015 13:31:18
Subjects:
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    Papua New Guinea,
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    Pacific Region,
  • 1940s
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