The Kokoda Track


by Peter Macinnis (Author)

Book Cover for The Kokoda Track

   Book 7   
Pages: 176
'The Kokoda Track: 101 Days' is the extraordinary story of a small force defeating a much larger one. It is the tale of the 550 men of the 39th Militia Battalion, called "chocos" because the regular soldiers thought they'd melt under pressure. In eight short and brutal weeks - from 20 August 1942 - these resilient soldiers slowed, and eventually stopped, the advance of 6000 experienced Japanese troops of the Nankai division across the massive Owen Stanley range.

Recognition: Honour Book, Children's Book Council of Australia Awards, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books (2008); Shortlisted for the NSW Premier's History Awards (2007)

Drum Series—Summary and Book Order

Series: Drum
Reading level: 12+
Books in series: 16
Read in order? No
Next release: Finished
Tags: historical  non fiction  culture  action  sport 

 Print series book list

Books in series order

1.   The Black Snake  (2002)
2.   Alexander the Great  (2004)
3.   Scarecrow Army  (2005)
4.   Joan of Arc  (2006)
5.   Red Haze  (2006)
6.   Mary Bryant  (2007)
7.   The Kokoda Track  (2007)
8.   Fly a Rebel Flag  (2007)
9.   The Games  (2008)
10.   The Long Patrol  (2008)
11.   Shakespeare: The Most Famous Man in London  (2009)
12.   The Death: The Horror of the Black Plague  (2009)
13.   Creforce: The Anzacs and the Battle of Crete  (2010)
14.   Closets Are For Clothes  (2010)
15.   Fromelles  (2011)
16.   Atmospheric: The Burning Story of Climate Change  (2015)