The Bush Soldiers is a 1984 alternate history novel by New Zealand-born author John Hooker, set in Australia in 1943. During the Second World War, the Japanese have successfully conquered and occupied most of the coastal fringe of the country. Five Allied soldiers attempt to make a last decisive act of rebellion against the occupying forces and then escape into the harsh Australian interior. This description may be from another edition of this product...
Though I say that this is a strange story, I was fascinated by it. During WWII, Japanese forces invade Australia and occupy its cities on the east coast, putting residents into forced labor. Geoffrey Sawtell, a soldier in the Australian Defense Corps, is assigned to destroy anything that the Japanese might use to fortify their positions in Australia. With four other men, he travels through bleak and deserted towns spread...
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