BeforeKokoda,beforethebombingofDarwin,AustraliacameunderattackfromthefullmightoftheJapaneseEmpire-Rabaul,1942.IntheensuingcarnageofaerialbombardmentsandanarmadanotseeninAustralianwatersbefore,asmallgarrisonofAustraliansoldiers,forgottenbymany,madeacourageousstandagainstaninsurmountableforce.Somemenwouldescape,somewouldbeshippedtoJapan,butmost-1053intotal-wouldperishinAustralia`sgreatestmaritimedisaster,TheTragedyoftheMontevideoMaru.