fighting the enemy australian soldiers and their adversaries in world war ii
fighting the enemy is about men with the job of killing each other . based on the wartime writings of hundreds of australian front line soldiers during world war ii this powerful and resonant book contains many moving descriptions of high emotion and drama . soldiers interactions with their enemies are central to war and their attitudes to their adversaries are crucial to the way wars are fought . this book is an unprecedented and thorough examination of the way australian combat soldiers interacted with troops from the four powers engaged in world war ii .