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In WW2, when secret Australian force ‘Z Special Unit’ was dropped deep behind Japanese enemy lines. This compelling narrative is re- lived through the descendants of these soldiers, who retrace their gruelling jungle regime and learn about the strategies, fighting skills and war crafts that ensured their survival. At a time where Australia was gripped with fear about other races, the “Z men” were made up of Asian Australians, white Australians, Malays, Chinese, Filipinos and Timorese, all operating side by side as one, cohesive unit. The series ends with an emotive climax in Borneo, the scene of one of the unit’s most arduous campaigns