SOURCE 4

• Battle of the Coral Sea, Japanese lost, major naval battle between Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces of the United States and Australia


  Before 4-8 May
• Battle of Midway (lasted 3 days) - After the battle of Midway, the government of Japan knew that they had lost the war, the US had many more aircraft carriers and had destroyed Japan's first-line carrier strength and most of its best-trained pilots


  1. 7 June
• Events that took place during the Kokoda Track Campaign in Papua New Guinea between Australian (39th and 53rd infantry battalion), Papuan Troops, parts of American troops, and Japanese forces

  21 June-16 November 1943
• Kokoda campaign
• Attempt to prevent Japanese forces from moving towards Port Moresby
• Overall, his perspective emphasizes the role of geography and logistical challenges in shaping the outcome of the campaign
• Osmar White is a famous Australian journalist, war correspondent, and writer who is most renowned for vivid descriptions of the Kokoda Campaign
• Further, they got into the harbor, it became more difficult to provide supplies – supply lines were over-extended
• Australians were closer to the airfield because their base was closer, so the supplies were easier to access
• Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels was the name given by Australian soldiers to Papua New Guinean war carriers who, during World War II, were recruited or forced into service to bring supplies up to the front and carry injured Australian troops down the Kokoda trail during the Kokoda Campaign