The Battles for Kokoda Plateau: Three Weeks of Hell Defending the Gateway to the Owen Stanleys

by David W. Cameron and David W. Cameron

On July 21, 1942, a large Japanese reconnaissance mission landed along the north-eastern coastline of Papua, soon turning into an all-out attempt to capture Port Morseby. This is the powerful story of the three weeks of battle by a small Australian militia force to keep the Japanese at bay. Outnumbered by at least three to one, they fought to hold the Kokoda Plateau--the gateway to the Owen Stanleys. Desperately short of ammunition and food and stranded...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1760529559
• ISBN13: 9781760529550
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.2"