Angels of War: World War II and the People of Papua New Guinea (1983)
Title
Angels of War: World War II and the People of Papua New Guinea (1983)
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Papua New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Conscript labor--Papua New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Papua New Guinean
URL
The documentary film can be rented or bought from the websites given below. Click on the hyperlinks to be redirected to the website.
Angels of War - Beamafilm
Angels of War - Vimeo
Angels of War - Beamafilm
Angels of War - Vimeo
Description
Content description from Worldcat (https://www.worldcat.org/title/angels-of-war/oclc/671668438):
Captures the experiences of villagers who lived through the Papua New Guinea campaign. Caught up in a war they could not understand or influence, they had no choice but to obey whoever held the gun. Their homes were bombed. They starved as refugees in the bush. They were conscripted as carriers. They fought as infantrymen and guerillas. In Japanese-held areas, they were forced to collaborate or risk execution; some were later hanged for treason by the Australians.
Ephemera: none available
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Captures the experiences of villagers who lived through the Papua New Guinea campaign. Caught up in a war they could not understand or influence, they had no choice but to obey whoever held the gun. Their homes were bombed. They starved as refugees in the bush. They were conscripted as carriers. They fought as infantrymen and guerillas. In Japanese-held areas, they were forced to collaborate or risk execution; some were later hanged for treason by the Australians.
Ephemera: none available
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Gavan Daws, Hank Nelson, and Andrew Pike (directors and writers)
Dennis O'Rourke (cinematography)
Stewart Young (film editing)
Publisher
Ronin Films
Date
1983 February 27
Citation
“Angels of War: World War II and the People of Papua New Guinea (1983),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections at Arizona State University, accessed October 6, 2026, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/515.