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. Moving beyond the battlefield, this book tells the story of how mid-century experiences of troo...
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Imprint: | Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2014. |
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Online Access: | Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete. |
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246 | 3 | |a Australian soldiers in the Asia-Pacific in WWII | |
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504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-267) and index. | ||
520 | |a 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. Moving beyond the battlefield, this book tells the story of how mid-century experiences of troops in Asia-Pacific shaped how we feel about our nation's place in the region and the world. Spanning the vast region from Guam to Sri Lanka, Lachlan Grant uncovers affecting tales of friendship, grief, spiritual awakening, rebellion, incarceration, sex and souvenir hunting. Focusing on the day-to-day interactions between soldiers on the ground and the people and cultures they encountered, this book paints a picture not only of individual lives transformed, but of dramatically shifting national perceptions, as the gaze of Australia turned from Britain to Asia. | ||
650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Participation, Australian. | |
650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Social aspects |z South Pacific Ocean. | |
650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Social aspects |z Southeast Asia. | |
650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |z South Pacific Ocean. | |
650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |z Southeast Asia. | |
651 | 0 | |a Australia |x History, Military |y 1939-1945. | |
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