ISBN10: 1863739688, ISBN13: 9781863739689, [publisher: Allen & Unwin] Hardcover First Edition The story of the body that shaped Australia's war effort.
[Millmerran, QLD, Australia] [Publication Year: 1996]

ISBN10: 1863739688, ISBN13: 9781863739689, [publisher: Allen & Unwin / Australian Archives, Sydney] Hardcover Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos, minor edgewear jacket, rear dustjacket little rubbed, small part on black front board slightly rubbed. 283 pp. This book describes the inner workings of the War Cabinet and the Advisory War Council, and how they shaped Australia’s experience in the Second World War. The book gives a fascinating look at the work of some of the figures of Australian public life. The book describes decision-making at a time of maximum peril by using a series of detailed ‘snapshots’ of the unfolding war. From the authors acknowledgements page: This book grew out of desire of the Australian Archives to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and to draw attention to some of its resources, particularly the handwritten notebooks of the War Cabinet secretaries.
[Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 1996]