Based on the true story of an Australian Army captain who, in 1946, was assigned by the Australian Army Legal Corps to prosecute Japanese soldiers for their role in the Laha Massacre (1942) and other incidents at Ambon Island POW camp between the fall of Ambon to the Japanese in 1942 and the end of the war.
Set against the background of international power politics, the script attempts to portray the perplexing issue of war guilt through the rhetoric of courtroom drama. It can usefully be compared with the Japanese documentary The Tokyo Trial (1984), the second half of which deals with the trial of twenty-eight alleged war criminals.
Blood Oath
North Ryde
London
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1990
Z287177
1990
single work
novel
A novelised account of the war crimes trials held on the islands of Ambon and Morotai following the end of World War II.
'Blood Oath'
2003
Perth
:
Centre for Research in Culture and Communication (Murdoch University)
,
2003
Z1609514
2003
single work
criticism
Research undertaken by a student of the Centre for Culture and Communication (Murdoch University) into Blood Oath (1990). Includes aspects relating to the production phase, critical reception, principal performers and production crew, references and a synopsis.
'Blood Oath'
2003
Perth
:
Centre for Research in Culture and Communication (Murdoch University)
,
2003
Z1609514
2003
single work
criticism
Research undertaken by a student of the Centre for Culture and Communication (Murdoch University) into Blood Oath (1990). Includes aspects relating to the production phase, critical reception, principal performers and production crew, references and a synopsis.
