| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Summary |
Details Australia's contribution to the Allies' final struggle against Japan in 1944-45. Blends archival footage and interviews with war veterans, POWs and civilians with insight from historians. Jack Thompson narrates the forgotten story of the last bloody year of World War II in the Pacific as Australia and the US overpower Japan. |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of ABC broadcast [13 August 2007]. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
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DVD |
| Credits |
Director/writer: Graham Shirley; producer: Sally Regan |
| Performer |
Narrator: Jack Thompson |
| Notes |
Originally released: Film Australia Ltd, 2005 |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
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Rated: PG |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area
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| Author |
Thompson, Jack, 1940-
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Shirley, Graham, 1949-
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Australian Broadcasting Commission
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