To Kokoda Nick Anderson
To Kokoda Nick Anderson When the Japanese war machine swept through South-East Asia in early 1942, it was inevitable that conflict would reach Australian territory on the island of New Guinea.…
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To Kokoda Nick Anderson
When the Japanese war machine swept through South-East Asia in early 1942, it was inevitable that conflict would reach Australian territory on the island of New Guinea. Conquering the capital would sever communication between Australia and her American ally and allow Japanese air power to threaten Australia's northern cities. The ultimate Japanese target was Port Moresby.
Having captured the village of Kokoda with its vital airstrip, the Japanese headed for Port Moresby, traversing the treacherous Kokoda trail that winds across the might Owen Stanley Range. When a seaborne invasion was thwarted at the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Nankai Shitai landed in Papua on 21 July and lunched an overland attack. The Australian Army was ill prepared to confront the Japanese.
Poorly equipped, undertrained, and unaccustomed to jungle warfare, the untested militia battalions were the first to face the