Australian and american resistance under australian major general edmund f herring, supported by tactical air forces with local air superiority, halted the advance. The japanese reached to within 30 miles of port moresby before stiffening. Under the cover of the jungle, most of our chaps haven't seen a jap. You don't even see the jap who gets you. It's like fighting the invisible man."
Can suicidal bravery and fanatical determination make up for material, industrial and numerical insufficiency? As the Asia-Pacific conflict turns against the Japanese these questions are put to the test. The results are nightmarish.