Title A very long war : the families who waited / Margaret Reeson

Published Melbourne : Melbourne University Press, 2000

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Description xiii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm regular print Contents 1. The scattering of a community -- 2. Coping alone, 1942-1945 -- 3. Hoping against hope, August-November 1945 -- 4. Trying to unlock the puzzle -- 5. Unresolved problems -- 6. Wounded people -- 7. Meanings and mystery Summary About the experiences of the families of men missing in the New Guinea Islands during World War 2, many of whom never returned Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 182-191 Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia. World War, 1939-1945 -- Missing in action -- New Guinea. Missing in action. War and families. War and families -- Australia. World War, 1939-1945 -- Papua New Guinea. World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Australia. World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians -- Papua New Guinea. World War, 1939-1945 -- Missing in action -- Papua New Guinea. Missing in action -- Family relationships. World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Australia. SUBJECT Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- 1939-1945 Australia -- Social life and customs http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114315 -- 1939-1945 LC no. 2001320812 ISBN 0522849091 :

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