Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Kokoda Trail |
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Accession Number | MSS2059 |
Collection type | Manuscript |
Measurement | 1 wallet: 1cm |
Object type | Manuscript |
Maker |
Jenkins, Sascha |
Date made | 1996 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Kokoda and Nationalism
Description
Manuscript provides a summary of the Kokoda campaign with a view towards its presentation in the press and histories. Examines the stereotypes of Australian soldiers presented in regards to the Kokoda campaign, and how they differ from the reality. The perspectives of Australian soldiers on the environments in which they were fighting are also expressed, as are the nature of interactions with the Papuan indigenous population.