04566nam 2200937 a 450 991095587830332120241104075448.09781283847087128384708697808032461640803246161(CKB)2670000000276965(OCoLC)819136686(CaPaEBR)ebrary10627605(SSID)ssj0000755446(PQKBManifestationID)11496250(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000755446(PQKBWorkID)10730762(PQKB)11006728(MiAaPQ)EBC1073754(MdBmJHUP)muse19886(Au-PeEL)EBL1073754(CaPaEBR)ebr10627605(CaONFJC)MIL415958(OCoLC)818851688(Perlego)4518538(EXLCZ)99267000000027696520120426d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDefending whose country? Indigenous soldiers in the Pacific War /Noah RisemanLincoln University of Nebraska Pressc20121 online resource (337 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780803237933 0803237936 Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-296) and index.In the campaign against Japan in the Pacific during the Second World War, the armed forces of the United States, Australia, andthe Australian colonies of Papua and New Guinea made use of indigenous peoples in new capacities. The United States had long used American Indians as soldiers and scouts in frontier conflicts and in wars with other nations. With the advent of the Navajo Code Talkers in the Pacific theater, Native servicemen were now being employed for contributions that were unique to their Native cultures. In contrast, Australia, Papua, and New Guinea had long attempted to keep indigenous peoples out of the armed forces altogether. With the threat of Japanese invasion, however, they began to bring indigenous peoples into the military as guerilla patrollers, coastwatchers, and regular soldiers. Defending Whose Country? is a comparative study of the military participation of Papua New Guineans, Yolngu, and Navajos in the Pacific theater. In examining the decisions of state and military leaders to bring indigenous peoples into military service, as well as the decisions of indigenous individuals to serve in the armed forces, Noah Riseman reconsiders the impact of the largely forgotten contributions of indigenous soldiers in the Second World War. World War, 1939-1945CryptographyWorld War, 1939-1945Participation, IndianWorld War, 1939-1945Participation, Aboriginal AustralianWorld War, 1939-1945Personal narratives, AustralianAboriginal AustraliansWarsVeteransTorres Strait IslandersWarsVeteransNavajo code talkersYolngu (Australian people)WarfareAboriginal Australian soldiersHistoryAboriginal AustraliansWarsTorres Strait IslandersWarsDefence - World War IIaiatsissDefence - Armed forcesaiatsissDefence - Coastal surveillanceaiatsissAustraliaArmed ForcesAboriginal AustraliansHistoryAustraliaArmed ForcesTorres Strait IslandersHistoryUnited StatesArmed ForcesIndiansWorld War, 1939-1945Cryptography.World War, 1939-1945Participation, Indian.World War, 1939-1945Participation, Aboriginal Australian.World War, 1939-1945Aboriginal AustraliansWarsVeterans.Torres Strait IslandersWarsVeterans.Navajo code talkers.Yolngu (Australian people)Warfare.Aboriginal Australian soldiersHistory.Aboriginal AustraliansWars.Torres Strait IslandersWars.Defence - World War II.Defence - Armed forces.Defence - Coastal surveillance.940.54/04Riseman Noah J1673164MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910955878303321Defending whose country4367054UNINA