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The Kokoda Track

About the Kokoda Track: 1942 and today

About the Kokoda Track: 1942 and today

The core of this site concerns the Kokoda track - or the Kokoda trail as it is sometimes called. The jungle warfare on the Kokoda track did not occur in isolation, you will also find here accounts of the other battles in Papua.
The war in Papua: the strategic context

The war in Papua: the strategic context

A strategy is a long-term plan designed to achieve a certain goal...
Four peoples at war

Four peoples at war

The largest group were Australians, 56,000 of whom were at one time or another either in Papua or involved in air and sea operations there.