)It follows in the wake of other Australian New Wave war films such as "Breaker Morant" (1980), "Gallipoli" (1981), and the 5-part TV series "Anzacs" (1985).Recurring themes of these films include the Australian identity, such as mateship and larrikinism, the loss of innocence in war, and also the continued coming of age of the Australian nation and its soldiers (the ANZAC spirit).