Bøger om Ny Guinea

In January 1942, the Japanese Imperial Army invaded New Guinea, landing on the northern coastal areas of this harsh, remote country. This book recounts the desperate efforts of missionaries, along with groups of downed allied airmen, ANGAU (Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit), officials and members of the 39th militia Battalion, to escape the invading Japanese army. Following each groups harrowing story as they made their way through the energy sapping heat of the Papuan jungle, skirmished with Japanese troops, grappled with the, at times dubious, loyalties of the Papuans they encountered, and tried to survive. Lines of Escape also details the incredible mission undertaken by Australian forces to cripple the Japanese air base at Salamaua.

Der Südseekaufmann Eduard Hernsheim (1847¿1917) hätte es eine Räubergeschichte genannt. Erzählt wird sie in der Streitschrift ¿Das Prachtboot¿, einem Kolonialgeschichte-Bestseller des Berliner Journalisten und Politikwissenschaftlers Götz Aly. Hernsheim steht im Mittelpunkt. Beim Boot handelt es sich um das letzte Auslegerkanu der Hermit-Insel Luf im Bismarckarchipel, der zu jener Zeit, mit der Aly sich beschäftigt, ein Teil des Kaiserlichen Schutzgebiets Deutsch-Neuguinea war. ¿Neben lobenden Besprechungen in der Tagespresse erntete ¿Das Prachtboot¿ in der Fachliteratur überwiegend Kritik. Jakob Anderhandts Essay ¿Täter, Opfer, Fakten¿ zeigt, wie Aly seinen Bestseller konzipiert hat und warum seine These vom Raub des Luf-Boots durch Eduard Hernsheim nicht stimmen kann. Jakob Anderhandt wurde 1967 in Bonn geboren und lebt als freier Schriftsteller im Großraum Sydney (Australien). Während seiner ersten Weltreise als Überarbeiter auf einem Frachtschiff der Hamburg Südamerikanischen Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft passierte er auch mehrere Südsee-Inseln. Anderhandts Biographie über den Südseekaufmann Eduard Hernsheim fand in allen einschlägigen Fachzeitschriften positive Resonanz und gilt als Standardwerk.Die Südsee-Bibliothek erzählt wissenschaftlich fundiert vom deutschen Einfluss in Ozeanien ab etwa 1850. Historisch interessierten Lesern bietet sie einen lebendigen Einstieg in das Thema, Akademikern eine solide Material- und Arbeitsgrundlage. Wichtigster Grundsatz der Schriftenreihe ist ihre Treue zu den Quellen.

Drawing on twenty years of research, this book examines the historical perspective of a Pacific people who saw "e;globalization"e; come and go. Suau people encountered the leading edge of missionization and colonialism in Papua New Guinea and were active participants in the Second World War. In Memory of Times to Come offers a nuanced account of how people assess their own experience of change over the course of a critical century. It asks two key questions: What does it mean to claim that global connections are in the past rather than the present or the future, and what does it mean to claim that one has lost one's culture, but not because anyone else took it away or destroyed it?

¿ sollte von einer bewußt langsam wachsenden Zahl deutscher Neusiedler ¿ Vertretern möglichst verschiedener Berufsgruppen ¿ zunächst noch ausschließlich Tauschhandel getrieben werden, damit die Insulaner sich dank einer so angebotenen Vielfalt von Kontakten ihre Partner selber aussuchen und das Tempo ihrer ¿Zivilisierung¿ in Grenzen mitbestimmen konnten ¿Auf seinen frühen Handelsfahrten durch die Südsee und in Auseinandersetzung mit seinem mächtigen politischen Gegner, dem Berliner Bankier Adolph von Hansemann, entwarf der Kaufmann Eduard Hernsheim ein alternatives Kolonialprogramm für die Südsee. Im Mittelpunkt von Hernsheims Vision standen eine Begegnung mit den Inselbewohnern auf Augenhöhe und eine schonende Modernisierung ihrer Lebenswelt. Jakob Anderhandt wurde 1967 in Bonn geboren und lebt als freier Schriftsteller im Großraum Sydney (Australien). Während seiner ersten Weltreise als Überarbeiter auf einem Frachtschiff der Hamburg Südamerikanischen Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft passierte er auch mehrere Südsee-Inseln. Anderhandts Biographie über den Südseekaufmann Eduard Hernsheim fand in allen einschlägigen Fachzeitschriften positive Resonanz und gilt als Standardwerk.Die Südsee-Bibliothek erzählt wissenschaftlich fundiert vom deutschen Einfluss in Ozeanien ab etwa 1850. Historisch interessierten Lesern bietet sie einen lebendigen Einstieg in das Thema, Akademikern eine solide Material- und Arbeitsgrundlage. Wichtigster Grundsatz der Schriftenreihe ist ihre Treue zu den Quellen.

In 1977-78, right after Papua New Guinea had achieved its political independence, Derk van Groningen was living among the Kilenge people on the north-west coast of the island of New Britain. Originally, his ethnographic field research centered on the circular migration pattern in the Kilenge area. Being permitted to take photographs of their daily activities, his focus became much broader. Groningen's work presents a photographic documentation of many aspects of Kilenge life during the transition period from colonial rule to self-determination and governance. His original observations and photographs are published here for the first time.

This book details the exploits of the highly skilled Naval Aviators charged with achieving air supremacy over New Guinea in their A6M2/3 Zero-sens. The combat record of the Zero-sen in New Guinea has mostly been overstated, with little due being given to the constraining conditions under which the fighter operated. The air combats fought over New Guinea in 1942 between Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force (IJNAF) pilots and their Allied counterparts in P-39 Airacobras and P-40 Warhawks were often 'trial and error' affairs, with both belligerents being caught out by weather. This study covers the key role played by governing factors including geography and climatic conditions, and examines the modified tactics employed by IJNAF Zero-sen pilots to help them cope in-theatre through the comprehensive analysis of RAAF, USAAF and Japanese operational after action reports. Using first-hand accounts from both famous aviators and previously unknown RAAF and Japanese pilots, and specially commissioned artwork, leading South Pacific historian and author Michael John Claringbould sheds new light on the air war fought over the wilds of New Guinea during the course of 1942.

A fully illustrated study of the Nakajima Ki49 'Helen', the twin-engined bomber of the Pacific War, from Japanese aviation expert George Eleftheriou.The Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu ('Dragon Eater'), codenamed 'Helen' by the Allies, was a twin-engined Japanese bomber designed to undertake daylight attacks without the protection of escort fighters. Consequently, while it was officially known as the Army Type 100 Heavy Bomber, its formidable defensive armament and armour were so heavy that they restricted the Ki-49 to payloads comparable to those of smaller medium bombers. While only five heavy bomber sentai (regiments) were equipped with the 'Helen', the over 800 Ki-49s built between 1941 and 1944 saw extensive action in Burma, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, northern India and north Australia. In an act of desperation, a small number of 'Helens' were even employed, unsuccessfully, as kamikaze aircraft against US Navy warships operating off the Philippines and Okinawa. In this fascinating book, George Eleftheriou provides a comprehensive account of the units that saw action flying the 'Helen', based on original Japanese sources. Also featuring high-quality photographs never published before, specially commissioned colour profile artwork, official unit histories and veteran accounts, this title is a must-have for Japanese aircraft enthusiasts.

Laura Reagan and her team are shooting an episode of Creature X on the pterosaur called ropen on Umboi Island, Papua New Guinea. But what begins as a simple TV shoot takes a drastic turn when the body of a team member's Ph.D. adviser is discovered.

"Puwuls verden" er en beretning for børn, der fortæller om Puwuls første møde med verden på den anden side af bjergene. Puwul er ni år og bor i bjergene på den vestlige del af verdens næststørste ø Ny Guinea. Han tilhører Yali stammen, et naturfolk der levede i stenalderen, da billederne i bogen blev taget. Bogen er udgivet af Remote Frontlines 2018 (48 sider, 50 farvefotos). Læs også af samme forfatter bogen: PAPUA BLOD - En beretning fra West Papua (248 sider, 200 farvefotos, udgivet 2018).

"Papua blood" is a documentary eyewitness account taking the reader through the western part of the island of New Guinea. Over an interval spanning three decades the author and photographer Peter Bang descibes his experiences among the indigenous people of West Papua who are threadened by a continuing history of genocide and extinction. "... Exelent written ... from a culture that one day will be gone. The author enlightens and entertains while delivering a deeply engaged statement for West Papua´s independence ..." - Jorgen Bjerre / journalist, former Chief Editor. Note: This edition in 128 pages is updated with a few black & white photos on the basis of the photographic edition of the book "PAPUA BLOOD - A Photographer´s Eyewitness Account of West Papua Over 30 Years" by Peter Bang (248 pages, 200 color photos) / published by Remote Frontlines.

"Puwul´s World" is a tale for children about Puwul´s first meeting with the world on the other side of the mountains. Puwul is nine years old and lives in the mountains in the western part of the second largest island in the world, New Guinea. He belongs to the Yali tribe, an indigenous people in West Papua who lived in a stone age culture when the pictures for this book were taken (48 pages / 50 color photos. Published by Remote Frontlines 2018). Read more about West Papua / by the same author: PAPUA BLOOD - A Photographer´s Eyewitness Account of West Papua Over 30 Years.

"Papua Blood" is a documentary account taking the reader through the western part of the island of New Guinea. Over an interval spanning three decades the author and photographer Peter Bang describes his experiences among the indigenous people of West Papua, who are threatened by a continuing history of genocide and extinction. "... Excellent written with outstanding and valuable photos from a culture that one day will be gone. The author enlightens and entertains while delivering a deeply engaged statement for West Papua's independence ... " - Jorgen Bjerre / journalist, former Chief Editor.

"Papua Blod" er en dokumentarisk beretning, der tager læseren med på en rejse ind bag de fjerneste bjerge på verdens næststørste ø Ny Guinea. Over et interval på tre årtier beskriver forfatteren og fotografen Peter Bang sine oplevelser blandt den oprindelige befolkning i West Papua, der er truet med udslettelse.