Simply Hell Let Loose Stories of Australians at War ABC

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Simply Hell Let Loose

 Stories of Australians at War

Published –ABC Broadcasting 2002

n 2001 the television documentary series called 'Australians at War' was broadcast on ABC Television (as part of the small barrage of Federation celebrations and remembrances). Commissioned by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, the series recounted the experiences of Australians in armed conflict from the Boer War to the varied United Nations peacekeeping duties we are involved in today.

Despite the plethora of traditional research material available (books, military records, newsreels, newspapers and photographs to name but some), the producers recognised that the key to presenting something worthwhile - that delved beneath the standard fare - was the personal stories of those who had been through war (whether on the home front or in the thick of battle).

So was launched The Great Search on ABC Radio, inviting veterans and their families to come forward with their memorabilia for inclusion in the series - each item coming with a story worthy of telling to a wider audience. It's these recollections that make up this new collection of stories Australians at War (also under the auspices of the Department of Veterans Affairs).

Among the short and poignant vignettes are the stories of such people as Aboriginal Private William Joseph Punch (who was the sole survivor of the massacre of his family in 1880, only to be killed fighting for his country), Isobel Anstee - of the Australian Women's Land Army - who worked in an all-important flax factory, and the twelve airmen who sailed from Java to Australia in an open boat to escape the Japanese (a journey that took 47 perilous days in a leaky boat through shark infested waters).

Simply Hell Let Loose is yet another welcome contribution to the overall picture of Australians at war. Where it differs from the current batch of such books is in its scale and intent. This isn't about individual heroes and amazing deeds (although there are more than a few of each); these are simply everyday stories of war by the personal voice of those who experienced the effects first hand.

If there's a complaint, it's that most are too short and could easily fill books of their own.

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