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The American Occupation of Australia, 1941-45 : a Marriage of Necessity.
Over 120,000 American troops were stationed in Australia during the Second World War. Hundreds of thousands more passed through the country between 1941 and 1945. Because of Japan's conquest of the Philippines in 1942, Australia was transformed into the principle base for the United States Army...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Over 120,000 American troops were stationed in Australia during the Second World War. Hundreds of thousands more passed through the country between 1941 and 1945. Because of Japan's conquest of the Philippines in 1942, Australia was transformed into the principle base for the United States Army in the Southwest Pacific. This American occupation of an allied country resulted in several areas of tension between friends. The examination of these ""fault lines, "" which have, for the most part, rece ... |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (266 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781443850780 1443850780 9781443847278 1443847275 |