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Language English Originally published 1980 Country Australia | 3.1/5 Goodreads Publication date 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher Collins (Australia/UK)
William Morrow (US) Similar Jon Cleary books, Other books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Very Private War is a 1980 novel by Australian writer Jon Cleary about coastwatchers during World War II.
Plot
Mullane, an American coast watcher in New Britain, goes on a mission to uncover the camouflage of the airstrip of a Japanese base. He is accompanied by an Australian officer and captured Japanese officer. Mullane gets the chance to avenge the death of his Japanese wife, killed prior to the war.
References
A Very Private War Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA