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With the early successes of Pearl Harbor, Singapore, the Philippines and the many
other island takeovers, the Japanese next wanted to conqueor Australia and thus would
have virtual total control of the Pacific Ocean. The island of New Guinea and the port
of Port Moresby stood in their path. The Japanese navy landed troops on the northern shore
from the Bismarck Sea and the Japanese army would have to trek across the Owen Stanley Mountains
to have success and hopefully a surprise attack would force the allies from the island. The allies
led by the Australians and the Americans had other ideas and stopped the Japanese only 30 miles
from the southern port city. Thus ended any hopes for the Japanese Empire to incorporate the island
nation of Australia. The allies would in fact go on their own island hopping campaign forcing
the Japs back to Tokyo and ultimate allied victory.
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