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A novel based on the author's experiences while serving with the 2/8 Australian Commando Squadron in New Guinea, New Britain and Bougainville during World War II.

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Confronting a Human Enemy Robert Willson , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 25 April 2010; (p. 26)

— Review of The Ridge and the River : A Novel T. A. G. Hungerford , 1952 single work novel
A Hoon by Any Other Name ... Bruce Moore , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Ozwords , October vol. 17 no. 2 2008; (p. 10-11)
Typical Evil? The Japanese Represented in Australian War Writings Megumi Kato , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Beyond Good And Evil? Essays on the Literature and Culture of the Asia-Pacific Region 2005; (p. 65-78)
The Ridge and the River T. A. G. Hungerford , 1995 single work biography
— Appears in: Voices , Summer (1995-1996) vol. 5 no. 4 1995; (p. 5-10)
Scarborough Beach Head Ron Banks , 1989 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 August 1989; (p. 5)
Confronting a Human Enemy Robert Willson , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 25 April 2010; (p. 26)

— Review of The Ridge and the River : A Novel T. A. G. Hungerford , 1952 single work novel
Untitled Eric Lambert , 1952 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 11 no. 4 1952; (p. 415-416)

— Review of Road in the Wilderness Peter Pinney , 1952 single work novel ; The Ridge and the River : A Novel T. A. G. Hungerford , 1952 single work novel
Comparing the Critics 1952 single work review
— Appears in: The Austrovert , no. 7 1952; (p. 8)

— Review of The Ridge and the River : A Novel T. A. G. Hungerford , 1952 single work novel
Gripping War Novel L. V. K. , 1952 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 May no. 35695 1952; (p. 8)

— Review of The Ridge and the River : A Novel T. A. G. Hungerford , 1952 single work novel
Fine Australian Novel D. S. , 1952 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 7 May vol. 73 no. 3769 1952; (p. 2)

— Review of The Ridge and the River : A Novel T. A. G. Hungerford , 1952 single work novel
The Getting of Manhood David Robert Walker , 1979 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Popular Culture 1979; (p. 121-144)
Typical Evil? The Japanese Represented in Australian War Writings Megumi Kato , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Beyond Good And Evil? Essays on the Literature and Culture of the Asia-Pacific Region 2005; (p. 65-78)
T.A.G. Hungerford Graeme Kinross-Smith , 1976 single work biography
— Appears in: Westerly , June no. 2 1976; (p. 35-41)
Hungerford reveals how his experiences in the Second World War influenced his novel, The Ridge and the River, and other fiction in this interview with Kinross-Smith. Kinross-Smith concludes the article with a brief biography.
Protest and Apology : Western Australia J. J. Healy , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Literature and the Aborigine in Australia 1770- 1975 1989; (p. 208-240)
Scarborough Beach Head Ron Banks , 1989 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 August 1989; (p. 5)
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Subjects:
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    Australia,
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    Papua New Guinea,
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    Pacific Region,
  • New Britain,
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    Papua New Guinea,
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    Pacific Region,
  • Bougainville,
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    Papua New Guinea,
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    Pacific Region,
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