| Description |
1 DVD (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
Summary: Captures the experiences of villagers who lived through the Papua New Guinea campaign. Caught up in a war they could not understand or influence, they had no choice but to obey whoever held the gun. Their homes were bombed. They starved as refugees in the bush. They were conscripted as carriers. They fought as infantrymen and guerillas. In Japanese-held areas, they were forced to collaborate or risk execution; some were later hanged for treason by the Australians |
| Credits |
Credits: Producer/director, Andrew Pike, Hank Nelson and Gavan Daws; photographer, Dennis O'Rouke; sound, Gary Kildea; editor, Stewart Young; consultant, John Waiko |
| Cast |
Narrator: John Waiko |
| Notes |
Rated PG. Adult themes |
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DVD, PAL, region ALL |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Papua New Guinea.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscript labor -- Papua New Guinea.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Papua New Guinean
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| SUBJECT |
Papua New Guinea -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85097691 -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Personal narratives.
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| Author |
Pike, Andrew, 1946-
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Nelson, Hank.
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Daws, Gavan.
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Waiko, John.
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Australian National University. Research School of Pacific Studies.
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