Melbourne Melbourne: Oxford University Press. Date: 1992. Octavo Size. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Previous Owners name/details (neat stamp) to Preliminary Pages. Foreword by Paul Keating. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 370 pages. . 1st Paperback Edition. Softcover. 1992. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195534530 9780195534535 [AU]

Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Date: 1992. Softcover. Very Good +. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY WORLD WAR II  This book deals with a vital period in the history of the modern world as the Second World War spread into the Pacific, engulfing the European empires and dragging the United States into the war. The present political geography of the Pacific was established during these years as the Alliesfought Japan. The Allies also were busy keeping a wary eye on each other as they jostled for post-war dominance. Despite repeated assurances by Churchill, Britain fought a limited war in the Pacific. Britain was seeking a limit to the political fall-out from the Singapore disaster of 1942 and andhad a interest in recovering the Far East empire. In the final analysis, England chose to maximize reconstruction effort at home rather than to fulfil commitments to the war against Japan. Australia had imperial dreams of its own. Based on the strength of a new munitions industry and greatlyexpanded armed forces, Australia's dream depended on guarantees of Anglo-American support that were never forthcoming. Australia soon found that grandiose ambitions outran the limited capacity to achieve them. As with Britain, the political attractions of domestic reconstruction overshadowedterritorial ambitions. Even the United States, the new power-broker in the Pacific, found its ability to shape the region was limited. Based on extensive use of private diaries and confidential papers, Day has ...

Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Date: 1992. First Edition. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Near Fine Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 370 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. The second part of a major study of Australian defence and foreign policy during WWII which began with 'The Great Betrayal'. Author argues that the war was not as great a turning point in our history as most people think. Australia emerged from it anxious to strengthen its discredited defence links with Britain, abandoning wartime hopes for self-reliance. The author has also written 'Menzies and Churchill at War'. Includes foreword by Paul Keating, and notes, bibliography and index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Australian History; Australia; 1940s; History. ISBN: 0195534530. ISBN/EAN: 9780195534535. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9356. . 9780195534535 1992. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195534530 9780195534535 [AU]

ISBN10: 0195534530, ISBN13: 9780195534535, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover
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ISBN10: 0195534530, ISBN13: 9780195534535, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover
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