The size of sediment is defined by the size of the particles that make up the sediment. The largest sediment size is called a boulder. Boulders have a diameter that is larger than 256 millimeters (about 10 inches).
The Battle for Milne Bay was one of the two land battles that saved Port Moresby and secured Australia from the threat of invasion.Although arguably less well known than the famous defence of the Kokoda Track, the Australian victory at Milne Bay was significant for two very important reasons.The first was that the Japanese attempt to outflank the defenders of the Track and take Port Moresby from the east failed.The second reason the defenders of Milne Bay are deservedly remembered is that they inflicted on the Japanese their first defeat on land.lthough arguably less well known than the famous defence of the Kokoda Track, the Australian victory at Milne Bay was significant for two very important reasons. The first was that the Japanese attempt to outflank the defenders of the Track and take Port Moresby from the east failed.
Sir Douglas Haig's conduct of the battle caused-and still causes-great controversy. Critics argued that his inflexible approach merely repeated flawed tactics; others argue that Haig's hand was forced in that the Somme offensive was necessary in order to relieve the French at Verdun.attles-The Battle of the Somme, 1916. Comprising the main Allied attack on the Western Front during 1916, the Battle of the Somme is famous chiefly on account of the loss of 58,000 British troops (one third of them killed) on the first day of the battle, 1 July 1916, which to this day remains a one-day record.