LEADER 02777nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910821778703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-74076-209-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000246011 035 $a(EBL)252249 035 $a(OCoLC)63197604 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000135266 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11135131 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135266 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10056370 035 $a(PQKB)10247767 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC252249 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL252249 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10106701 035 $a(OCoLC)935903475 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000246011 100 $a20050607d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDay of reckoning /$fLachlan Strahan 210 $aCanberra, A.C.T. $cPandanus Books$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (409 p.) 225 0 $aSullivan's Creek publication series Day of reckoning 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-74076-167-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [362]-379) and index. 327 $aPreliminaries; 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; 330 $aIn 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 wo 606 $aInternational relations 607 $aManus Island (Papua New Guinea) 607 $aChina$xForeign relations$zPapua New Guinea 607 $aPapua New Guinea$xForeign relations$zChina 615 0$aInternational relations. 676 $a327.94051 676 $a327.953051 676 $a995.81 700 $aStrahan$b Lachlan$f1965-$01642242 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821778703321 996 $aDay of reckoning$93986830 997 $aUNINA