Kokoda by Peter Fitzsimons
Author:Peter Fitzsimons [Fitzsimons, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Non-Fiction, History, War
ISBN: 9780733619625
Published: 2004-06-30T14:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER ELEVEN
A WEARY WAY TO GO…
Kono kuso ame!
While the Japanese language has no real equivalent to the western notion of swearing, this phrase loosely translates to ‘this shitty rain!’
I remember from the time I met Ralph Honner I felt a new course of blood. I thought he was the best battalion commander I ever had the privilege to serve under. He was just a man who knew where he was going and what he was doing, and never had to put on any airs and graces…
Lieutenant Hugh Dalby, MC, 39th Battalion152
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