Beyond Kokoda
2015
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One of the most brutal conflicts in Australian war history, the Kokoda Campaign was a powerful victory that directly saved Australia from the threat of Japanese occupation. Both historians and veterans alike distinguish it as a campaign of exceptional savagery with each army pushing the other back along a muddy, precipitous track over the mountainous spine of New Guinea’s Owen Stanley Range. Troops were reduced to a primal level, such were the inhuman conditions in which the battle was waged and the impossible expectations made on soldiers of both sides at the front line.Narrated by Australian actor Christopher Baker, this insightful documentary features the harrowing personal stories of the Kokoda Trail from both the Australian and Japanese soldiers’ perspectives. Incorporating candid interviews with veterans, using re-enactments and archival footage to illustrate the harsh conditions and heroic actions of both armies, Beyond Kokoda provides a unique and balanced look at the bloody struggle that lasted from July 1942 to February 1943.
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Author:
Baker, Christopher, narratorGibbons, Shaun, director, producerSchnell, Stig, director, producerHistory Channel (Television Network)Screen Australia
Imprint:
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2015.©2008
Collation:
1 DVD-video (111 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Catalogued from container.Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID3401.Originally broadcast on the History Channel during 2008.'The story from both sides for the first time"--cover.English. No subtitles.
Credits:
Produced and directed by Shaun Gibbons and Stig Schnell.
Performers:
Cast: Narrated by Christopher Baker.
Audience:
Censorship classification : M.
System details:
DVD video, Dolby digital 2.0, PAL, Region all, widescreen 16:9, aspect ratio 1.77:1.
Dewey class:
DVD 940.54940.54
Language:
English
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Papua New GuineaWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New GuineaWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, AustralianWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, JapaneseDocumentary television programs -- AustraliaKokoda Trail (Papua New Guinea)Papua New Guinea -- Kokoda TrailHistorical re-enactments (Television programs)Documentary television programsNonfiction television programs
BRN:
41376
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