Stone Cold. The Extraordinary Story Of Len Opie, Australia's Deadliest Soldier

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publisher Place: Crows Nest, Sydney
Publisher Year: 2016
Edition: First Edition

Description: 301 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy.

Publishers Description: If Id have been a Vietcong youd be dead. - Len Opie Len was a soldier above soldiers. - Keith Payne VC Through three wars across 30 years, Len Opie carved a reputation as one of the countrys greatest infantrymen. A cold-eyed killer who drank nothing stronger than weak tea, he fought with his bare hands, a sharpened shovel and piano wire. He was a larrikin who went by the book, unless the book was wrong. He set his own bar high and expected others to do the same. Stone Cold is the extraordinary story of one of Australias most fearless fighters. It takes us into the jungles of New Guinea and Borneo and some of the fiercest battles of World War II. It goes to the cold heart of Korea, where Len emerged from the ranks to excel in the epic Battle of Kapyong and play a key role at the Battle of Maryang San. And it drops us into the centre of the American counterinsurgency war in Vietnam with Lens involvement in the CIAs shadowy black ops program, Phoenix. Action-packed and surprising, Stone Cold gives rich life to a warrior soldier and one of Australias greatest diggers.

ISBN: 9781742373782