Kokoda 1942–43: Japanese Defeat in Papua

The fighting at Kokoda, Milne Bay and Buna–Gona, examining Japanese, Australian and American operations in Papua in 1942–43.

Peter Williams follows the Papuan campaign from the Japanese advance towards Port Moresby to the fighting at Milne Bay and the Allied assault on the Buna–Gona beachheads. The book examines the opposing plans and the effects of terrain, weather and disease on the campaign.

Published by Osprey in February 2026 as part of its Campaign series, with illustrations by Johnny Shumate. Includes maps, period photographs and a guide to the battlefield today.

The linked publisher edition is the PDF ebook, ISBN 9781472869807; the publisher also lists paperback and EPUB editions.