On a plain of barren pumice overlooked by an active volcano, Albert Koni points to the site of his childhood home. It's right here where he's standing, but 7 metres down. "Everything is under the ...

While Kokoda continues to loom large in the minds of Australians, Rabaul hardly resonates. But relatives of the nearly 2,000 Australian soldiers and civilians who were left behind when Japan invaded ...

THESE remarkable pictures show the extraordinary daily routine of people living beneath three active volcanoes in a Papua New Guinea town covered in ash. Rabaul in Papua New Guinea was destroyed ...

Rabaul was supposed to be a shield. After Japan captured the port in early 1942, it transformed the area into one of the most important bases in the South Pacific. Airfields, harbor facilities, ...

Cmdr. Joseph C. Clifton passes out cigars on board the aircraft carrier Saratoga (CV-3), in celebration of a successful air attack on Rabaul, 5 November 1943. (National Archives) With a face weathered ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

So, when my husband and his brother, who grew up in Rabaul, Kavieng and Port Moresby in the 1970s, regale me with colourful memories of playing in the ruins of WW2 battlements and tunnels I am ...

In the bitterest days on Guadalcanal a year ago, Marines used to refer to the frequent runs of Jap destroyers carrying men and supplies down the Solomons as the “Bougainville Express.” Last week the ...

On Sunday General MacArthur said: “If God stays with me I may get some remarkable results.” By Thursday, the results tabulated, he said: “Almighty God blessed our arms.” Between the prayer and the ...