Anzacs: In the Face of War

There was no question if war came. They would fight with the Mother Country

2011•54m•5.0/10

DocumentaryWar

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5.0/10(1)

Archive footage of Australia and New Zealand forces during WW1, WW2 and the Vietnam conflict. Plus home life between the wars, especially focusing on the homage we pay to those who so bravely sacrificed themselves on our behalf. This is all held together by a wonderful script narrated by John Stanton.

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John Stanton

John Stanton

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