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Ben Cropp's wild Australia. Season 1. Episode 18, Silent warriors : when war threatened Australia / produced and directed by Ben Cropp ; a Ben Cropp production with Seven Network Limited.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Underwater exploration--New Guinea.
- Underwater exploration.
- Underwater exploration--Solomon Islands.
- Shipwrecks--Australia.
- Shipwrecks.
- Shipwrecks--Oceania.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Oceania.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Darwin (N.T.)--History--Bombardment, 1942.
- Darwin (N.T.).
- Military campaigns.
- Australia.
- New Guinea.
- Northern Territory--Darwin.
- Oceania.
- Solomon Islands.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- History.
- Wildlife films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (52 minutes)) : sound, color
- Other Title:
- Silent warriors : when war threatened Australia
- Place of Publication:
- Brighton, England : Espresso TV, 2004.
- [Eugene, Oregon] : Heritage Broadcasting Service, [2009]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- In Papua New Guinea and the Solomons there are many sunken WWII ships, Japanese and Allied, that are stark reminders of how close war came to Australia. Ben Cropp visits the location of these shipwrecks; his underwater HD camera glides over the deadly cargo they carried. The ammunition and guns that now litter their silent decks, provide new habitation for schools of tropical fish. The jungle also shrouds the relics of war. You can stumble on a crashed plane with dense foliage hiding it from sight, or a gun emplacement covered in jungle growth. Sixty years of time stands still, each relic a memorial, a museum housed in a jungle, a hidden reminder of the threat on Australia's doorstep. Join Ben as he provides a fascinating, and personal look at how the war touched so many people's lives, even those who stayed behind and experienced the grave threat to Australia, and the impact it has had on them.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Ben Cropp.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on April 23, 2025).
- OCLC:
- 1065235472
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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