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OverviewFear 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Ryan , Peter PiercePublisher: Text Publishing Imprint: The Text Publishing Company Dimensions: Width: 12.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.231kg ISBN: 9781925240054ISBN 10: 1925240053 Pages: 322 Publication Date: 24 June 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews'Outstanding.' -- Peter Pierce 'A moving account of a young man's lonely heroism.' -- Edward 'Weary' Dunlop Author InformationPeter Ryan has been a newspaper columnist, the director of Melbourne University Press and an officer of the Victorian Supreme Court. He was an intelligence operative behind enemy lines in New Guinea in World War II. He lives in Melbourne. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |