This is a wonderful documentary about an incredible story of Australia's past. I've recently heard that Baz Luhrmann's new film, currently called 'australia', will feature very similar incidents as the koolama incident documentary did.
Japanese Fighters, fresh from the Pearl Harbor Bombings, came and bombed Darwin, Australia (with far more intensity than Pearl Harbor).
Get this documentary if you get the chance. World War 2 has many stories, most of which are often repeated, but this adds a new unknown flavor to the Pacific battles that ensued.
...They even printed Japanese pounds during the war thinking they would win....
Japanese Fighters, fresh from the Pearl Harbor Bombings, came and bombed Darwin, Australia (with far more intensity than Pearl Harbor).
Get this documentary if you get the chance. World War 2 has many stories, most of which are often repeated, but this adds a new unknown flavor to the Pacific battles that ensued.
...They even printed Japanese pounds during the war thinking they would win....
