The Path of Infinite Sorrow - the Japanese on the Kokoda Track

摘要

This book actually covers more than Kokoda. It has sections on Japanese history from 1868, Japan's entry into World War 2, the capture of Guam and Rabaul, the campaigns for Kokoda, Milne Bay, Buna-Gona and Sanananda, and post-war Japan. There is much information from the Japanese side, from official documents, published memoirs and the recollections of a few survivors, with particular details of the effects of starvation and disease (although there is no examination of why this eventuated).