02804nam 2200589Ia 450 991078368580332120230617035725.01-74076-209-6(CKB)1000000000246011(EBL)252249(OCoLC)63197604(SSID)ssj0000135266(PQKBManifestationID)11135131(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135266(PQKBWorkID)10056370(PQKB)10247767(MiAaPQ)EBC252249(Au-PeEL)EBL252249(CaPaEBR)ebr10106701(OCoLC)935903475(EXLCZ)99100000000024601120050607d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDay of reckoning[electronic resource] /Lachlan StrahanCanberra, A.C.T. Pandanus Books20051 online resource (409 p.)Sullivan's Creek publication series Day of reckoning Description based upon print version of record.1-74076-167-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [362]-379) and index.Preliminaries; Table of contents; Prologue Sunday Afternoon; Chapter One On the Edge of the Great Deep Blue; Chapter Two An Armed Rebellion in Paradise?; Chapter Three In the Midnight Dark; Chapter Four Post-Mortem; Chapter Five A Great and Powerful Friend; Chapter Six Dark Deeds; Chapter Seven On the Brink; Chapter Eight Judgment Day; Chapter Nine A Death in the Spice Islands; Chapter Ten Aftermaths; Epilogue; Endnotes; Abbreviations; Index; In 1948, as the jungle reclaimed the detritus left by World War II, a series of violent crimes were committed in Papua New Guinea and the Dutch East Indies. Linked by questions of race, the civil and military authorities of Australia, the United States, China, the Netherlands and the Philippines were stung into action. Lachlan Strahan weaves the facts of these crimes into a story of compelling interest. This highly original history skilfully explores the complexities of international relations and paints a vivid portrait of people trying to cope with a confused and rapidly changing postwar woInternational relationsManus Island (Papua New Guinea)ChinaForeign relationsPapua New GuineaPapua New GuineaForeign relationsChinaInternational relations.327.94051327.953051995.81Strahan Lachlan1965-1472821MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783685803321Day of reckoning3685751UNINA