Kokoda Track: 101 Days

by Peter Macinnis

In July 1942, a large and well-trained Japanese force landed at Buna, on the north coast of Papua, planning to capture Port Moresby by going over the Kokoda Track. This is the extraordinary story of a small force defeating a much larger one. Across eight weeks from 20 August 1942, the 550 men of the 39th Militia Battalion slowed, and with help, eventually stopped, the advance of 6000 experienced Japanese troops of the Nankai Shitai division across...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09M7HVXXG
• ISBN13: 9798773321583
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7