tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2091037958929798953.post2906782314438353963..comments2023-12-23T17:29:38.485+08:00Comments on Wargamer Blue: Kokoda - DocumentaryBeccashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00742953626769861778noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2091037958929798953.post-2537211018451224762010-05-26T15:18:38.409+08:002010-05-26T15:18:38.409+08:00Its one of mine too. Ham is a brilliant writer an...Its one of mine too. Ham is a brilliant writer and captured both the story and the historical truth. Another is Peter Brune's 'A Bastard of a Place'. You'll shed a tear or two reading either of them. Its a story crying out to be made into film. The ABC docco was brilliant I thought - very important as we have so few of the old veterans left to record the narrative. Unlike Gallipoli, it never happened with Kokoda or PNG - too horrible to give voice to and too controversial given Blamey and MacArthur's treatment of them. I was incensed the other day when Prime TV (channel 7) advertised 'Pacific' as the battles that saved Australia. It would appear that American history has now been adopted and distorted to replace our own. Its a strong argument for us to have our own 'Saving Private Ryan' type film to tell future generations what really happened.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /> DocDoc Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.com