
The Ghost Mountain Boys
Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea
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Narrated by:
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Stephen Hoye
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By:
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James Campbell
The 32nd Division lacked more than training. They were without even the basics necessary for survival. They waded through brush and vines without the aid of machetes. They did not have insect repellent. Without waterproof containers, their matches were useless, and the quinine and vitamin pills they carried, as well as salt and chlorination tablets, crumbled in their pockets. Exhausted and pushed to the brink of human endurance, the Ghost Mountain Boys fell victim to malnutrition and disease. Forty-two days after they set out, they arrived two miles south of Buna, nearly shattered by the experience.
Arrival in Buna provided no respite. The 32nd Division was ordered to launch an immediate assault on the Japanese position. After two months of furious, sometimes hand-to-hand combat, the decimated division finally achieved victory.
Reminiscent of classics like Band of Brothers and The Things They Carried, this harrowing portrait of a largely overlooked campaign is part war diary, part extreme adventure tale, and, through letters, journals, and interviews, part biography of a group of men who fought to survive in an environment every bit as fierce as the enemy they faced.
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Editorial reviews
Stephen Hoye gives a solid narration of Campbell's account of the battle for New Guinea during WWII. The campaign, largely eclipsed by the struggle over Guadalcanal, was a pivotal struggle that might even have been a turning point in the Pacific theater. In the long, grueling, dirty fight men were felled by disease as often as by bullets. Listeners follow individual soldiers, the 32nd Division's Ghost Mountain Boys, from their training through the campaign. Campbell often quotes from letters home. He also quotes from Japanese journals found later. This gives the audiobook real humanity. Hoye doesn't try to give each character a distinctive voice, but he varies pace and tone to show when individuals are speaking for themselves.
Critic reviews
"Superb.... The Ghost Mountain Boys is carefully organized, researched and written with great sensitivity and understanding." ( Chicago Sun-Times)
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Would you try another book from James Campbell and/or Stephen Hoye?
I think this is an accurate account of the New Guinea campaign. I don't know for sure because I found the narration so sing-songish and cloying that I just could not finish the "listen." Too bad. If you have an alternative suggestion, please send it. I will give that one a try.What other book might you compare The Ghost Mountain Boys to and why?
Just about any other book on the New Guinea Campaign.What didn’t you like about Stephen Hoye’s performance?
Overly sweet, cloying.Did The Ghost Mountain Boys inspire you to do anything?
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A different narrator is likely to do this book justice.Narration is disappointing.
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Powerful
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The details
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Hard Times
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Truth in the Pacific
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An Exciting Listen!
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Filled with Valor
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At the site same time it is so well written you feel you are there and characters come to life. a must read for anyone who wants a true picture of the Pacific war.
Brilliantly researched, well written, unbiased,
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