Fiji's Pacific warriors
I've told you a little about the fearsome Fijian warriors of pre-colonial times, but you might not know that their descendants punched well above their weight in the Pacific campaigns of World War 2. After their attack on Pearl Harbour, Japanese forces swept into parts of New Guinea and Solomon Islands, threatening islands further south and east and indeed, Australia and New Zealand. In response, the tiny Fiji Military Forces recruited more than 11,,500 volunteers, eager to a