Did The Kokoda Campaign Impact The Australian Troops On The Track

An example would be the Battle of Gallipoli where thousands of Australians lost their lives in a failed attempt to run towards the Ottoman army who occupied the mountainous regions with machine

The Kokoda Campaign was a World War II militant initiative, consisting of a series of sequential battles fought between the Japanese and predominantly Australian Allied forces. Kokoda itself, was a small village and airfield at the foothills of the Owen Stanley Mountain Range though, the Kokoda Trail was the setting at which these conflicts transpired. The mountainous road rose over 3000 meters, extending 200 kilometers across Australian territory New Guinea, from Gona in the north, to the administrative centre of Port Moresby in the south. The official commencement of the Kokoda Campaign was on the 21 July 1942, when the Japanese forces landed on the coast near Gona.

Only 13,900 of the prisoners of war survived. The Australian prisoners of war were often forced to live in uninhabitable places, perform exhausting manual labor, have no medical treatment, were starved, abused, maltreated, beaten and mocked by their Japanese

The Battle of Kokoda was a Japanese attempt to isolate Australia from their allies of the US so that they could not use their resources and weaponry. Kokoda was a direct result of other failed attempts by the Japanese for example, the Battle of Coral Sea. Kokoda gave the Australian military the opportunity to fight a forward defensive battle on foreign soil rather than an attempt to repel an enemy from its sovereign soil, within its victory it assisted in improving the moral of both the soldiers and its citizenry by providing a much needed victory that showed the Japanese could be defeated. Additionally, it was the first occasion where the new alliance between the Australian and American forces was tested and with this the alliance was cemented not only for world war to but continuing to present

The Pacific war during World War II was the battle fought in the Pacific and East Asia, which resulted in approximately 26,000,000 casualties. A major battle of the Pacific war was the Kokoda track campaign. Kokoda consisted of a series of battles fought between July and November 1942 between the Japanese army and the Allied forces including the Australians and Americans. The battles were fought on the mountainous Kokoda track along the Owen Stanley Range which is in the southeast of Papua New Guinea. The Japanese troops objective in the Kokoda campaign was the capture of Port Moresby to enable an expansion of Japanese people to Australia .

Due to their intense and highly trained nature, these conditions were expected for the Australian troops. Several times throughout the duration of Long Tan, the Australians had to wait a long time for reinforcements and ammunition as when they would call up base, helicopters couldn't not be sent as it was a rubber plantation, with trees scattered everywhere. It was these times when the troops had to be at their highest in terms of helping others and looking after themselves. Without the troops having high hopes in themselves, their comrades and for reinforcement to arrive, the success in Long Tan would not have been made

Pacific, which resulted in approximately 26,000,000 casualties. A major battle of the Pacific war was the Kokoda track campaign. Kokoda involved a series of battles fought between July and November 1942 between the Japanese troops and the Allied forces including the Australians and Americans. The battles were fought on the mountainous Kokoda track along the Owen Stanley Range which is in the southeast of Papua New Guinea. The Japanese troops objective in the Kokoda campaign was to capture Port Moresby, in order to allow an expansion of Japanese people to Australia.

Examine Sources A and D. What challenges were faced by Australian soldiers during the Korean War? After examining source A and D, it is evident that there were a few challenges that the Australian troops faced. The majority of land in Korea is mountainous with sharp peaks and razor back bridges. The weather varied from hot, humid conditions to bitterly cold throughout the year which is hard to adapt.

Australia had little experience in war and some soldiers were peer pressured into enlisting but they continued to support Britain as they were their ‘mother country’. Britain and Australia has very deep connections and will be there to support each

As being one of the very few major battles Australia had been involved in this feat has been influence tremendously exaggerated. There is no doubt of the difficulty of the terrain the anzacs faced but the problem s some of the recount of the conditions to exaggerating. It is common to hear the track described as green hell or the toughest terrain in the world. In fact, it is not just Past politician exaggerating the campaign for political ends with Kevin Rudd commented that he was a survivor of the Kokoda track with sparked outrage among veterans. The fact of the matter is the terrain isn’t even the toughest in Papa New gunie let alone the

The war had a great effect on the place of the Indigenous in Australia. Great numbers of men and women joined the services that associated with helping out for the war. The Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders received greater training, pay and social contacts than many had obtained before. An Aboriginal poet and political figure at that time, Oodgeroo Noonucal said, 'There was a job to be done... all of a sudden the colour line disappeared. '

Introduction Peter Weir’s Gallipoli is based on the historical events from World War One in 1915, in Gallipoli. World War One started on the 28th of July 1914 and continued until the 11 of November 1918, the movie is set in 1915 from about the start of the year until 7th of August 1915 when the Battle of the Nek took place. This essay will discuss the accuracies and inaccuracies of the film Gallipoli compared to the events of World War One in 1915. The accuracies and inaccuracies of how the war started and who started World War One will be examined along with life in the trenches and the Australian attitudes to the war and the propaganda.

Introduction The Darwin bombings had a major and lasting effect on the Australian citizens, during World War 2. The Japanese attacked Darwin On February 19, 1942; Darwin was attacked by two Japanese air raids. None other than Mitsuo Fuchida orchestrated them; the commander who had 10 weeks earlier bombed Pearl Harbour. Overall, the attacks cost around 250 people their lives and injured between 300 and 400 military personnel and civilians. At what time did the bombs hit Darwin?

However, even with this in mind, the battle was a significant one, for both good and bad reasons, and this cannot be denied. Through the sheer number of soldiers lost, all the way to the depiction of the Australian spirit in preserving the memories of these men, it is clear that the battle served a purpose, in the

Australia’s experiences of World War II were significant for Australia and impacted on the shaping of our national identity. Australia 's response to entry into World War II in 1939 differed from Australia 's entry into World War I in 1914. Reasons for this includes attitudes towards war changing after gaining the knowledge and experiencing consequences of World War I, the conditions and lead up to World War II as well as Australia’s strong support for Britain. Firstly, the attitude of Australians changed due to World War 3I proving that war was not glamourous or exciting like it was assumed. During the lead up to World War II Australians had already struggled to survive through the depression and were now required to survive at war.