Beyond Kokoda

spidge · 26-09-2008, 07:20 AM

I viewed this presentation last night and found it to be quite emotional on both sides. I think the Australian War Memorial part of this documentary. (I missed a bit of the start and was interrupted during the credits)

The photography, interviews and footage mix (real and staged) was really put together well.

There was real footage of Australian aircraft dropping supplies from a level which looked no more than 20-30 feet off the ground as they did not use parachutes.

I hope that it may be shown in the UK at some stage.

YouTube - Beyond Kokoda History Channel Promo 3

A quote from a Japanese veteran seemed to sum it all up:

Quote:
Java was Heaven, Burma was Hell and New Guinea was Death??

Paul Reed · 26-09-2008, 09:45 AM

That does indeed look very good. Hope it ends up on the HC here.

andy007 · 27-09-2008, 06:13 AM

I have to agree Spidge, I thought it was great programme, I felt the recostructed events were very well done. I prefer that style of programme with veterans over the ones that mix footage (often inaccurate) and breifly cover events.

Herakles · 27-09-2008, 09:54 AM

The promo is tantalising. Footage I haven't seen.

But do they really mean BEYOND Kokoda? Or the fight for the track itself?

Because the fighting after the track was recovered was truly terrible. Places like Milne Bay and Sanananda etc.

spidge · 27-09-2008, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Herakles

The promo is tantalising. Footage I haven't seen.

But do they really mean BEYOND Kokoda? Or the fight for the track itself?

Because the fighting after the track was recovered was truly terrible. Places like Milne Bay and Sanananda etc.

I would say the "Beyond" is the veterans reliving the actual battle.

spidge · 29-09-2008, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spidge

A quote from a Japanese veteran seemed to sum it all up:

Quote:
Java was Heaven, Burma was Hell and New Guinea was Death??

They replayed it again this afternoon and the actual quote from the Japanese veteran was:

Quote:

Java was Heaven, Burma was Hell and New Guinea is where nobody comes back alive

spidge · 29-09-2008, 06:30 AM

Another quote that was interesting (surprise - surprise) was that

Quote:

apart from the Japanese veteran community "Kokoda" has not been heard of in Japan.

26-09-2008, 07:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
spidge Legendary Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 8,044	Beyond Kokoda I viewed this presentation last night and found it to be quite emotional on both sides. I think the Australian War Memorial part of this documentary. (I missed a bit of the start and was interrupted during the credits) The photography, interviews and footage mix (real and staged) was really put together well. There was real footage of Australian aircraft dropping supplies from a level which looked no more than 20-30 feet off the ground as they did not use parachutes. I hope that it may be shown in the UK at some stage. YouTube - Beyond Kokoda History Channel Promo 3 A quote from a Japanese veteran seemed to sum it all up: Quote: Java was Heaven, Burma was Hell and New Guinea was Death?? __________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm

26-09-2008, 09:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
Paul Reed Ubique Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent/France Posts: 3,590	That does indeed look very good. Hope it ends up on the HC here. __________________ The WW2 Society: Remembering those from Britain & The Commonwealth who served 1939-45 - http://www.battlefieldsww2.50megs.com/ww2_society.htm

27-09-2008, 06:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
andy007 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hamilton, New Zealand Posts: 47	I have to agree Spidge, I thought it was great programme, I felt the recostructed events were very well done. I prefer that style of programme with veterans over the ones that mix footage (often inaccurate) and breifly cover events. __________________ Cheers, Andy

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27-09-2008, 09:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
Herakles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Thailand Posts: 130	The promo is tantalising. Footage I haven't seen. But do they really mean BEYOND Kokoda? Or the fight for the track itself? Because the fighting after the track was recovered was truly terrible. Places like Milne Bay and Sanananda etc.

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