"Chapters written by prominent historians and researchers such as Hiromi Tanaka, Peter Stanley, Hiroyuki Shindō, David Stevens, Mark Johnston, Margaret Reeson."--Foreword.
"The topics covers a range of topics, including: overall strategy; air, land and sea campaigns; personal experiences in war; and the grief of families left at home. It is one of the few publications to inform the Japanese about the Australian experience of war in New Guinea, and will similarly provide Australian readers with an opportunity to understand the Japanese experience."--Accompanying letter from the editors.