200 Shots Damien Parer And George Silk With the Australians at War in New Guinea

A powerful visual display of the genius of Australian war photographers Damien Parer and George Silk in the jungles of New Guinea. A Hymn of Heroes in pictures.' Harry Gordon, The AgeIt is a book to reflect upon, to meditate over, because it tells us so much about life and humanity and Australia.' Michael McKernan, AustralianA picture says a thousand words. In 200 Shots, Neil McDonald and Peter Brune bring some of Australia's most gripping war photography to life. Through a wealth of research and published material the authors highlight the work of two great war photographers Damien Parer and George Silk, and present an unrivalled and riveting analysis of the action in the shots, the photographers' reactions to their subjects, and the very nature of the fighting in what was one of the Australian soldier's greatest tests. Dramatic oral history of participant's experiences and notes and diary entries of the photographers' own impressions accompany the photographs. 200 Shotsprovides a comprehensive photographic coverage of Australia's involvement in New Guinea during World War Two and puts a new perspective on its famous battles. ion, the first exhibition of Parer's war photography. As part of the research for this book he interviewed George Silk in the USA in 1996. Peter Brune has written extensively on the Papuan Campaigns-the bestselling Those Ragged Bloody Heroes(Allen & Unwin 1991), Gona's Gone!(Allen & Unwin 1994), The Spell Broken(Allen & Unwin 1997), We Band of Brothers(Allen & Unwin 2000) and the recent bestseller A Bastard of a Place(Allen & Unwin 2003).Cover design: Zoe SadokierskiCover image: Australian War Memorial Negative Number 127971McDonald, Neil is the author of '200 Shots Damien Parer And George Silk With the Australians at War in New Guinea', published 2005 under ISBN 9781741146318 and ISBN 1741146313.