There are quite a lot of mistakes in the above post about the Kokoda Track, I don't have the time to correct all of them, but a couple of I can comment on.

First, The battle of the Coral sea and latter the Battle for Midway set the Japanese plans back, forcing them to attack Port Morseby overland.

When the Japanese had started advancing across the Owen Standley ranges, A second front was started by the the Americans marines landed in the Solomon Islands, this threat to the Japanese was more important and most of the supplies and troops earmarked for the capture of Port Morseby.

Second. American Troops were at Milne Bay (not in large numbers) and Americian troops were part of the counter attack to retake Kokoda, Gona and Buna.

Third. As for mention of the PNG in US official history its well documented, just that the MacArther's campaigns before the retaking of the Philipines are rarely menitioned because the Pacific Island campaigns to most americian eyes was more important. But the best overview of the PNG battles I've read is an official US Army History "Victory in Papua" They give a lot of credit to the Australian in it.

Going back to the subject there are a number of song about Kokoda including "The Kododa Trail" Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels" other songs from the era include "the Yanks Back Home", "The A25 Song", Bungin 'Em In, Blowing 'Em out", The Infanteer" and "Information Please" I got these songs on a very old cassette called "Australians at War" by Barry Collerson and the Reedy River Bushmen.