Heroes: The Greatest Generation and the Second World War. James Holland

moving and the rest onto stretchers and what mules remained. They moved painfully slowly up a series of steep climbs and through thick mud, but the Japanese never attempted to follow them and by the middle of the day, the going had substantially improved. Four light planes arrived with emergency rations, much to everyone’s relief. ‘How the planes found us was a mystery,’ noted Chris. ‘A marvellous feat which gave us all a meal and one we’re not likely to forget.’