NaN/100 votes#1 - We're On A Long Trek Now
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/25/2001
Arriving too late for the succinct war in Sudan, Australia had a chance to prove themselves on the plains of South Africa in the Boer War. Naivety was lost in a conflict no-one could have foreseen.
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NaN/100 votes#2 - Who’ll Come A Fighting the Kaiser With Me?
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/2/2001
The legend of ANZAC was born on the beaches of Gallipoli in 1915. An 8-month occupation in this area of Turkey delivered terrible horrors for our forces, but their loyalty and courage to the end will forever be remembered.
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NaN/100 votes#3 - Mateship Was The Greatest Thing
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/9/2001
Every Australian was feeling the effects of war, from Lighthorsemen fighting a desert war with the Turks in Palestine, to our forces in France. Back home, the issue of conscription had divided the nation.
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NaN/100 votes#4 - Here We Go Again
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/16/2001
World War II had begun, and were we keen to serve? We were still loyal to the Empire and had been hardened by our previous experiences, so... for Britain then.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - The Thin Khaki Line
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/23/2001
Our troops were scattered all over. We were suffering heavy casualties to the Germans, and our troops endured the harrowing Kokoda Trail in South East Asia and were fighting the Japanese- until the Americans dropped the bomb.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - The Forgotten War
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/30/2001
The least well known of all conflicts was probably the war on communism in Korea. This time, we were on a roll in terms of success, that is, until the Chinese became involved.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - Trying Not to Remember
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/6/2001
Conscription was passed and a nation was divided. Civilians were protesting and our troops faced an enemy the likes of which they had never seen. The survivors return with scars that will never heal.
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NaN/100 votes#8 - Faith Enough For All of Us
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/13/2001
How has our history affected us? Our peacekeeping involvements are detailed and Anzac Day is discussed. We are left with the question, " What have we done with the peace that was won for us?"
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The Best Episodes of Australians at War Season 1
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A documentary series which covers the major wars and conflicts in which Australia has participated this century, and which explores how the Australian experience of...
Genres:DocumentaryWar & Politics
Network:ABC TV
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"We're On A Long Trek Now" is the best rated episode of "Australians at War" season 1. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/25/2001. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Who’ll Come A Fighting the Kaiser With Me?".