Ebook: Kokoda Wallaby
Author: Bisset Stan, James Andrew
- Tags: Rugby football players--Australia, Soldiers--Australia, World War 1939-1945--Campaigns--Papua New Guinea, Rugby football players, Soldiers, Military campaigns, Biographies, Biography, Bisset Stan, Rugby football players -- Australia -- Biography, Soldiers -- Australia -- Biography, World War 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Papua New Guinea, Australia, Papua New Guinea
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: Allen & Unwin
- City: London;Crows Nest;N.S.W;Australia;Papua New Guinea
- Language: English
- epub
The first full biography of the rugby legend and World War II hero.
A great story that is long overdue in the telling.' -Paul Ham
'Rugby is fortunate to have so many role models of the highest order. Stan Bisset is at the top of the game.' -John Eales, former Wallabies captain
'Stan Bisset, like this remarkable story of his life, is timeless.' -Patrick Lindsay
'Stan was a man before his time. His leadership, forward thinking and standards were second to none . . . This book is a fascinating and insightful read and I highly recommend it.' -Rod Macqueen AM, former Wallabies coach
Stan Bisset was a real hero, both in battle, on the rugby pitch and in desperate armed combat against the Japanese during the Second World War.
As a member of the ill-fated 1939 Wallaby touring team to England, he was a rugby legend. In the Middle East and on the Kokoda Track, he was one of Australia's most distinguished and heroic combatants. But above all else, he personified so many...