“Australian troops had, at Milne Bay, inflicted on the Japanese their first undoubted defeat on land. Some of us may forget that, of all the allies, it was the Australians who first broke the invincibility of the Japanese army.” FirstsMayForgetLandMilitaryArmyDefeatBrokeAlliesTroopsAustralianInvincibility Author:William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
“For the first time a British force had met, held and decisively defeated a major Japanese attack, and followed this up by driving the enemy out of the strongest possible natural positions.” WorldFirstsWarForceNaturalEnemyPositionMetsMajorsFirst TimeBritishDrivingWar Of The WorldsStrongestDefeatedWorld War 2 Author:William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
