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'Fear Drive My Feet is Peter Ryan’s enduring account of his time patrolling isolated regions of New Guinea during World War II.
'Far from his fellow Australians and with Japanese forces closing in around him, the eighteen-year-old Ryan endures the hardships of the jungle, overcoming loneliness, fatigue and fear with quiet courage. He finds beauty in the rugged mountain landscapes of New Guinea, and admires the charm and resourcefulness of its people.
'Rarely out of print in the past four decades, Fear Drive My Feet is a classic memoir of the war in the Pacific, a major work of Australian war literature. For the work he describes in this book, Peter Ryan was awarded the Military Medal and mentioned in dispatches.' (Text Publishing 2015 edition)
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Contents
- Introduction, single work essay
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Introduction
2015
2015
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 June 2015; (p. 18-19) Fear Drive My Feet 2015; -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 45 no. 3 2001; (p. 45)
— Review of Fear Drive My Feet 1959 single work autobiography -
Fear Drive my Feet by Peter Ryan
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 9 no. 2 2001; (p. 24-25) -
Untitled
1960
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter-Spring no. 18 1960; (p. 57)
— Review of Fear Drive My Feet 1959 single work autobiography -
Untitled
1959
single work
review
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 5 December 1959; (p. 4)
— Review of Fear Drive My Feet 1959 single work autobiography
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Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 45 no. 3 2001; (p. 45)
— Review of Fear Drive My Feet 1959 single work autobiography -
Untitled
1960
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter-Spring no. 18 1960; (p. 57)
— Review of Fear Drive My Feet 1959 single work autobiography -
Untitled
1959
single work
review
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 5 December 1959; (p. 4)
— Review of Fear Drive My Feet 1959 single work autobiography -
Fear Drive my Feet by Peter Ryan
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 9 no. 2 2001; (p. 24-25) -
Introduction
2015
2015
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 June 2015; (p. 18-19) Fear Drive My Feet 2015;