Category: Papua New Guinea

Australasia 1794

Australasia and the French Revolution

In 1789 the French Revolution forced King...

Australasia 1849

Settlement of the South Island

Early colonial New Zealand saw a number of...

Australasia 1884

New Guinea Protectorates

Concerned about increasing German activity in...

Australasia 1893

Partition of the Solomon Islands

When Germany annexed northeast New Guinea in...

Australasia 1906

Consolidation of the Dutch East Indies

Despite its small size, the Netherlands...

Australasia 1942

Battle of the Coral Sea

After conquering the East Indies, Japan...

Asia Pacific 1942

Battle of the Coral Sea

After conquering Southeast Asia, Japan moved...

Australasia 1942

Guadalcanal Campaign

The Americans had landed in Guadalcanal to...

Asia Pacific 1944

Burma Offensives

Allied momentum in the Pacific was not matched...

Australasia 1944

Western New Guinea Campaign

From Pearl Harbor on, the Allied priority had...

Asia Pacific 1944

Battle of the Philippine Sea

In the Pacific, the Americans continued their...

Asia Pacific 1975

Communist Victory in Indochina

Only months after the Paris Peace Accords,...

Australasia 1976

Indonesian invasion of East Timor

In 1974 Portugal’s staunchly colonialist...

Australasia 1985

Breaking with Britain

As late as 1941, British dominance in...

Australasia 1990

Bougainville Conflict

When Papua New Guinea (PNG) gained...