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'Fictionalised account of part of the Kokoda Trail battles between Australian and Japanese troops in 1942.
Set during the Second World War, The Climate of Courage involves a group of Australian soldiers who have returned from service in the Middle East. The novel is broken up into two parts and follows the soldiers from their leave in Sydney, where they engage in various romances and witness the famous submarine attack on Sydney, to their taking part in a patrol during the New Guinea Campaign.
'The book is partly based on Jon Cleary’s own experiences of the war.' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Usable Past : Australian War Fiction of the 1950s
1985
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 12 no. 2 1985; (p. 234-247) -
The Getting of Manhood
1979
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Popular Culture 1979; (p. 121-144) -
Short Views
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 16 no. 4 1955; (p. 227-233)
— Review of The Climate of Courage 1953 single work novel ; Odd Thoughts : Poems 1953 selected work poetry ; Henry Handel Richardson and Some of Her Sources 1954 single work criticism ; Coorinna : A Novel of the Tasmanian Uplands 1953 single work novel ; Bernard O'Dowd 1954 single work biography ; The Australian : Yarns, Ballads, Legends and Traditions of the Australian People 1954 anthology poetry short story ; The Undying Glory 1954 single work poetry -
Our Tradition of Mateship
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 June 1954; (p. 10)
— Review of The Climate of Courage 1953 single work novel -
New Guinea Novel
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 14 April vol. 75 no. 3870 1954; (p. 2)
— Review of The Climate of Courage 1953 single work novel
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Short Views
1955
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 16 no. 4 1955; (p. 227-233)
— Review of The Climate of Courage 1953 single work novel ; Odd Thoughts : Poems 1953 selected work poetry ; Henry Handel Richardson and Some of Her Sources 1954 single work criticism ; Coorinna : A Novel of the Tasmanian Uplands 1953 single work novel ; Bernard O'Dowd 1954 single work biography ; The Australian : Yarns, Ballads, Legends and Traditions of the Australian People 1954 anthology poetry short story ; The Undying Glory 1954 single work poetry -
New Guinea Novel
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 14 April vol. 75 no. 3870 1954; (p. 2)
— Review of The Climate of Courage 1953 single work novel -
Our Tradition of Mateship
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 June 1954; (p. 10)
— Review of The Climate of Courage 1953 single work novel -
The Getting of Manhood
1979
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Popular Culture 1979; (p. 121-144) -
The Usable Past : Australian War Fiction of the 1950s
1985
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 12 no. 2 1985; (p. 234-247)
Last amended 17 Jun 2021 16:17:34
Settings:
- Sydney, New South Wales,
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cPapua New Guinea,cPacific Region,
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cJapan,cEast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
- 1940s
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