Land, peoples and organisation -- ANGAU in the early campaigns -- The later campaigns, 1943-45 -- ANGAU's Australians -- ANGAU's papuans and New Guineans -- The end of ANGAU
Summary
The Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU), an Australian Army unit, superseded the civilian government of Papua New Guinea early in 1942 and administered the area until mid-1946. This book traces all major aspects of the ANGAU's war, providing a study of PNG interaction with the Australian and American armed forces in WWII