Australian soldiers in Asia-Pacific in World War II.

Half a million Australians encountered a new world when they entered Asia and the Pacific during World War II: different peoples, cultures, languages, and religions chafing under the grip of colonial rule. This book paints a picture not only of individual lives transformed, but of dramatically shift...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grant, Lachlan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney : NewSouth, 2014.
Temas:
Australia. > Australian Army > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Australia. > Australian Army
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Australia.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Australie.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Pacifique, Océan.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
HISTORY > General.
Military campaigns
Australia > History, Military > 20th century.
Australie > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle.
Australia
Pacific Area
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Australia, the war, and the world
  • 2. new world: Arriving in British Asia
  • 3. Making friends: First encounters with Asia
  • 4. 'Nothing like Dorothy Lamour': Perceptions of Asian women
  • 5. Myth and memory: Australia's war in New Guinea
  • 6. Reversal of fortunes: POW contacts in captivity
  • 7. At war's end: Facing the new Asia
  • 8. 'Good neighbours' or 'police dogs of imperialism'? Attitudes to empire.

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