The Architect of Kokoda
Bert Kienzle - the man who made the Kokoda track
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
8 August 2017
Summary
‘Bert Kienzle did more than any other single man to make Australian victory possible.’ Peter FitzSimons, author of KOKODA
The Kokoda story continues to have a very powerful resonance with all Australians, and Bert Kienzle’s vital role is acknowledged in all the published accounts - but until now no one has ever told his story.
If one person ‘made’ the Kokoda Track, that man was Bert Kienzle. Part Samoan and German/English, born in Fiji and raised in Germany and Australia, he w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733639159 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0733639151 |
| Author: | Robyn Kienzle |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 8 August 2017 |
| Weight: | 290g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Hachette Military Collection |
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Critics Review
Bert Kienzle did more than any other single man to make the Australian victory at Kokoda possible.’ - Peter FitzSimons, author of KOKODA
This book was an eye-opener … should be read by all Australians - ADF JOURNALThis is indeed a unique story of the man who should be remembered by history as the man who blazed the Kokoda Trail. - AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE MAGAZINEAbout The Author
Robyn Kienzle
Robyn Kienzle is Bert Kienzle’s daughter-in-law, who spent ten years living on the Kienzle plantation, and now lives in Queensland. Robyn is a teacher, and she and her husband also run a trekking company which takes people along the Kokoda Track. Her husband works closely with the Australian War Memorial on the history of the Track and Papua New Guinea.
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