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A novel based on the author's experiences while serving with the 2/8 Australian Commando Squadron in New Guinea, New Britain and Bougainville during World War II.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Publisher: Angus and Robertson

Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 1952 .

Extent: 220p.
Reprinted: 1952
Publisher: Pacific Books

Sydney, New South Wales,: Pacific Books , 1966 .

Extent: 220p.
ISBN: 02077122245

Series: Pacific Books Angus and Robertson (publisher), 1961 series - publisher Abstract The establishment of this paperback imprint of Angus Robertson was spearheaded by Beatrice Davis. It started with print runs of 20,000 in 1961 (Paper Empires: History of Book in Australia, 18).This paperback series, published by Angus and Robertson, contains both numbered and unnumbered volumes.
Publisher: Angus and Robertson

Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 1979 .

Extent: 220p.
ISBN: 0207138370

Series: Australian War Classics 1944 series - publisher
Publisher: Penguin

Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 1992 .

Description: illus.
ISBN: 0140175857

Series: Australian War Classics 1944 series - publisher

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Confronting a Human Enemy Robert Willson , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 25 April 2010; (p. 26)
— Review of The Ridge and the River : A Novel T. A. G. Hungerford , 1952 single work novel

A Hoon by Any Other Name ... Bruce Moore , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Ozwords , October vol. 17 no. 2 2008; (p. 10-11)

Typical Evil? The Japanese Represented in Australian War Writings Megumi Kato , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Beyond Good And Evil? Essays on the Literature and Culture of the Asia-Pacific Region 2005; (p. 65-78)

The Ridge and the River T. A. G. Hungerford , 1995 single work biography
— Appears in: Voices , Summer (1995-1996) vol. 5 no. 4 1995; (p. 5-10)

Scarborough Beach Head Ron Banks , 1989 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 August 1989; (p. 5)

Untitled Eric Lambert , 1952 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 11 no. 4 1952; (p. 415-416)
— Review of Road in the Wilderness Peter Pinney , 1952 single work novel ; The Ridge and the River : A Novel T. A. G. Hungerford , 1952 single work novel

Comparing the Critics 1952 single work review
— Appears in: The Austrovert , no. 7 1952; (p. 8)
— Review of The Ridge and the River : A Novel T. A. G. Hungerford , 1952 single work novel

Gripping War Novel L. V. K. , 1952 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 May no. 35695 1952; (p. 8)
— Review of The Ridge and the River : A Novel T. A. G. Hungerford , 1952 single work novel

Fine Australian Novel D. S. , 1952 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 7 May vol. 73 no. 3769 1952; (p. 2)
— Review of The Ridge and the River : A Novel T. A. G. Hungerford , 1952 single work novel

The Getting of Manhood David Robert Walker , 1979 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Popular Culture 1979; (p. 121-144)

T.A.G. Hungerford Graeme Kinross-Smith , 1976 single work biography
— Appears in: Westerly , June no. 2 1976; (p. 35-41)

Protest and Apology : Western Australia J. J. Healy , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Literature and the Aborigine in Australia 1770- 1975 1989; (p. 208-240)