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Solomon Islanders in World War II : An Indigenous Perspective.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: State, Society and Governance in Melanesia SeriesPublisher: Canberra : ANU Press, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (148 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781760461669
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Solomon Islanders in World War IIDDC classification:
  • 940.5426
LOC classification:
  • D767.98 .K835 2017
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Islanders at War -- 3. Why Support the Allies? -- 4. Impacts of the War -- 5. Monument-building and Nation‑building -- 6. Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Prime Minister Derek Sikua's letter of endorsement of the Solomon Scouts and Coastwatchers Trust -- Appendix 2: Letter of recognition from President Barack Obama -- Bibliography.
Summary: The Solomon Islands Campaign of World War II has been the subject of many published historical accounts. Most of these accounts present an 'outsider' perspective with limited reference to the contribution of indigenous Solomon Islanders as coastwatchers, scouts, carriers and labourers under the Royal Australian Navy and other Allied military units.
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Intro -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Islanders at War -- 3. Why Support the Allies? -- 4. Impacts of the War -- 5. Monument-building and Nation‑building -- 6. Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Prime Minister Derek Sikua's letter of endorsement of the Solomon Scouts and Coastwatchers Trust -- Appendix 2: Letter of recognition from President Barack Obama -- Bibliography.

The Solomon Islands Campaign of World War II has been the subject of many published historical accounts. Most of these accounts present an 'outsider' perspective with limited reference to the contribution of indigenous Solomon Islanders as coastwatchers, scouts, carriers and labourers under the Royal Australian Navy and other Allied military units.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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