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The Brutality of Fighting in the Mountains and Jungles of New Guinea during WWII
The fighting in New Guinea during WWII combined the worst aspects of jungle and mountain combat, with heavy rainfall, steep mountains, dense jungle, and apparently uncharted landscapes. Veterans speak of the phenomenon of the false crest, where soldiers would think they had reached the top of a mountain only to see more peaks ahead, many of which were unnamed and uncharted by Europeans, making fighting a terrifying and difficult experience.