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This week in the War, 14–20 December 1942: Australians and Americans capture Buna in Papua New Guinea

The Kokoda Trail campaign had grown into weeks of desperate fighting until the tide finally began to turn: This week in the war, on 14 December 1942, American troops captured Buna village in south-eastern Papua New Guinea. Japanese destroyers and transports … Continue reading

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This week in the War, 21–27 September 1942: The Kokoda Trail

This week in the war, 25 September 1942, the Australians launched a counter-offensive along the Kokoda Trail, the path over the Owen Stanley mountains in Papua New Guinea, and attacked Ioribaiwa. Japanese forces were overwhelmed and, two days later, they … Continue reading

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