A frank look at the relations between Australia and the United States since 1945 and the cost of that friendship. It is the story, told by men with first-hand involvement, of the cold war in Australia and the setting up of ASIO; it is the story of Sir Robert Menzies’ ambitions to follow the U.S. into Vietnam in order to demonstrate loyalty to the alliance.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323787
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Motion pictures and the war
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Foreign relations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)