Historians Professor David Horner and Ashley Ekins question World War II Kokoda campaign's iconic status
MILITARY historians have attacked the "`excessive mythology'' surrounding the Kokoda campaign in New Guinea during World War II.
During a conference to mark the 70th anniversary of Kokoda at the Australian War Memorial today eminent historians, Professor David Horner and Ashley Ekins, questioned whether or not the campaign deserved such iconic status.
Mr Ekins said there was "excessive mythology about the Kokoda story'' and Professor Horner questioned the significance of Kokoda in the context of the wider battle for the south-west Pacific and the war overall....