LEADER 04566nam 2200937 a 450 001 9910955878303321 005 20241104075448.0 010 $a9781283847087 010 $a1283847086 010 $a9780803246164 010 $a0803246161 035 $a(CKB)2670000000276965 035 $a(OCoLC)819136686 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10627605 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000755446 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11496250 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000755446 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10730762 035 $a(PQKB)11006728 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1073754 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse19886 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1073754 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10627605 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL415958 035 $a(OCoLC)818851688 035 $a(Perlego)4518538 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000276965 100 $a20120426d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDefending whose country? $eIndigenous soldiers in the Pacific War /$fNoah Riseman 210 $aLincoln $cUniversity of Nebraska Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (337 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780803237933 311 08$a0803237936 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [271]-296) and index. 330 8 $aIn 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. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCryptography 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xParticipation, Indian 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xParticipation, Aboriginal Australian 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$vPersonal narratives, Australian 606 $aAboriginal Australians$xWars$xVeterans 606 $aTorres Strait Islanders$xWars$xVeterans 606 $aNavajo code talkers 606 $aYolngu (Australian people)$xWarfare 606 $aAboriginal Australian soldiers$xHistory 606 $aAboriginal Australians$xWars 606 $aTorres Strait Islanders$xWars 606 $aDefence - World War II$2aiatsiss 606 $aDefence - Armed forces$2aiatsiss 606 $aDefence - Coastal surveillance$2aiatsiss 607 $aAustralia$xArmed Forces$xAboriginal Australians$xHistory 607 $aAustralia$xArmed Forces$xTorres Strait Islanders$xHistory 607 $aUnited States$xArmed Forces$xIndians 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCryptography. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xParticipation, Indian. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xParticipation, Aboriginal Australian. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945 615 0$aAboriginal Australians$xWars$xVeterans. 615 0$aTorres Strait Islanders$xWars$xVeterans. 615 0$aNavajo code talkers. 615 0$aYolngu (Australian people)$xWarfare. 615 4$aAboriginal Australian soldiers$xHistory. 615 0$aAboriginal Australians$xWars. 615 0$aTorres Strait Islanders$xWars. 615 7$aDefence - World War II. 615 7$aDefence - Armed forces. 615 7$aDefence - Coastal surveillance. 676 $a940.54/04 700 $aRiseman$b Noah J$01673164 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910955878303321 996 $aDefending whose country$94367054 997 $aUNINA