War of Shadows

When Japanese forces landed near the strategic port of Rabaul on the island of New Britain in January 1942, it was clear to all concerned that the next objective would be Japanese isolation of Australia, or even invasion of the continent. The main battlefield unfolded in New Guinea, where the Japanese attempted to seize another strategic area at Port Moresby, and if the Japanese war machine succeeded in taking Australia out of the war, it would have spelled a disaster of immense proportions for the Allies. It was fought in extremely difficult climatic conditions, in the jungle, in the mountains, ruthlessly, using the most advanced weapons of the time, but also man against man, bayonet against bayonet...