Joyce Bryan was a witness to the return of the Prisoners of War from Japan. She provides an powerful and detailed rendering of the emotionally charged return and the struggles of the men to fit back into society.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2002318
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War - Australia - History
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Women in war
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Women soldiers
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Biography
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, Australian
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Prisoners and prisons
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Psychological aspects
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Memory
History → War - Australia - History
People → Autobiographical memory
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy