Night attack in the Jungle

24th August 1943: Australian troops fight off a surprise attack in the depths of the New Guinea jungle

New Guinea. Bringing up supplies near Wau. Manhandling a jeep and trailer through a boggy creek.

In the steaming jungles of Papua New Guinea, the tide was also turning in the Allies favour. From the middle of the year, Australian and American forces had moved onto the offensive to push the Japanese off the island.