Introduction During World War II, a group of US Army nurses in the Philippines are captured and imprisoned by Japanese troops. Outline Colonel Jessup (Susan Sarandon), an American military nurse, presents a case for a bronze medal with Valour to a military hearing. She tells her story of being taken prisoner in the Philippines by… Read More
Introduction Which Way to the War was an planned British television sitcom written by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd, which was discontinued after a one-off pilot broadcast on 19 August 1994. Outline In the Western Desert of World War Two, a party of British Desert Rats soldiers and a party of Australian soldiers are holed… Read More
Introduction “Fighting for Life” follows American military doctors, nurses and medics on the front lines of the Iraq War, young wounded soldiers and marines determined to survive and to heal, and students of USU, the “best medical school no one’s ever heard of,” on their journey toward becoming career military physicians. Outline In this documentary,… Read More
Introduction Sisters of War is a telemovie based on the true story of two Australian women, Lorna Whyte, an army nurse and Sister Berenice Twohill, a Catholic nun from New South Wales who survived as prisoners of war in Papua New Guinea during World War II. Outline In January 1942, the Japanese war machine thundered… Read More
Introduction This short documentary made in 2008 looks at the role of nurses and health workers during wartime. Outline Long days, brutal injuries and both sad and triumphant outcomes are part of their reality. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year 2008, 90 years will have passed… Read More
