The relationship between the Netherlands and Australia is a rather interesting one, and this was especially true during late 1941, after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. While Japan did not include the Dutch colony of the Netherlands East Indies (contemporary Indonesia) in these opening attacks, Allied planners knew that they would be interested in this area for the wide range of natural resources located on Borneo, Java and Sumatra. The Dutch eventually would use Australia as a base of military operations after Japan conquered much of the Netherlands East Indies. This site, created by the Australian War Memorial takes a look at the relationship between Australia and the Netherlands, and also at the Dutch experience in Australia and as prisoners of the Japanese. The site is divided into four sections: "Japanese conquest", "A seafaring nation", "Prisoners of the Japanese", and "The Dutch in Australia". In each area, visitors can read narrative essays on each subject, look at historical materials culled from the Memorial's archives, and also listen to the oral histories of Dutch prisoners of war.