Australians at War Season 1

April. 25,2001

Rating：

7.9

Genre：

Documentary War & Politics

Trailer Synopsis

A documentary series which covers the major wars and conflicts in which Australia has participated this century, and which explores how the Australian experience of war has contributed to the development of the Nation.

Episode 8 : Faith Enough For All of Us

June. 13,2001

How has our history affected us? Our peacekeeping involvements are detailed and Anzac Day is discussed. We are left with the question, " What have we done with the peace that was won for us?"

Episode 7 : Trying Not to Remember

June. 06,2001

Conscription was passed and a nation was divided. Civilians were protesting and our troops faced an enemy the likes of which they had never seen. The survivors return with scars that will never heal.

Episode 6 : The Forgotten War

May. 30,2001

The least well known of all conflicts was probably the war on communism in Korea. This time, we were on a roll in terms of success, that is, until the Chinese became involved.

Episode 5 : The Thin Khaki Line

May. 23,2001

Our troops were scattered all over. We were suffering heavy casualties to the Germans, and our troops endured the harrowing Kokoda Trail in South East Asia and were fighting the Japanese- until the Americans dropped the bomb.

Episode 4 : Here We Go Again

May. 16,2001

World War II had begun, and were we keen to serve? We were still loyal to the Empire and had been hardened by our previous experiences, so... for Britain then.

Episode 3 : Mateship Was The Greatest Thing

May. 09,2001

Every Australian was feeling the effects of war, from Lighthorsemen fighting a desert war with the Turks in Palestine, to our forces in France. Back home, the issue of conscription had divided the nation.

Episode 2 : Who’ll Come A Fighting the Kaiser With Me?

May. 02,2001

The legend of ANZAC was born on the beaches of Gallipoli in 1915. An 8-month occupation in this area of Turkey delivered terrible horrors for our forces, but their loyalty and courage to the end will forever be remembered.

Episode 1 : We're On A Long Trek Now

April. 25,2001

Arriving too late for the succinct war in Sudan, Australia had a chance to prove themselves on the plains of South Africa in the Boer War. Naivety was lost in a conflict no-one could have foreseen.