Kokoda

Kokoda tells the story of the brutal World War II campaign fought between Australia and Japan in the green hell of the mountains of Papua New Guinea. Told from both the Japanese and Australian perspectives the series also explores the impact of the decisions of high command on the soldiers at the front line. While most Australians have heard of the Kokoda Track – the scene of an eight-month campaign that led to the defeat of advancing Imperial Japanese Army and proved a turning point for the Allies in World War II – few know much about the struggle that forged its treacherous reputation. No army had fought in such terrible conditions; no general thought it possible. Yet Kokoda was a vital struggle. In a war fought without mercy by foes with everything to lose, the ferocious battle for the Kokoda Track saw bravery and atrocity, noble and malicious intent on both sides. The diggers were fighting for their country’s survival as the only free nation in Asia.