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Sir Earle Page's British War Cabinet Diary, 1941-1942: Volume 61
Hardback
Main Details
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Sir Earle Page's British War Cabinet Diary, 1941-1942: Volume 61
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Kent Fedorowich
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Edited by Jayne Gifford
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Series | Camden Fifth Series |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:300 | Dimensions(mm): Height 222,Width 145 |
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Category/Genre | Australia, New Zealand & Pacific history Second world war |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781108844949
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Classifications | Dewey:940.548194 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
5 August 2021 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This account of Sir Earle Page's eight-month mission to London provides insights into Anglo-Australian, Anglo-Dominion and United States-Australian wartime relations during a crucial phase of the Second World War. It offers an understanding into the man himself: his thoughts about Australia during the war; his hopes for its future after the war; and the relations Page had with leading political figures, military officials, and policy-makers of the day. The diary revolves around interrelated themes: the battles to represent Australia in the British War Cabinet and to secure a larger share of lucrative wartime food contracts; and the future of Anglo-Australian relations in the Pacific as the United States asserted its dominance over its British ally. The ill-fated defence of Malaya/Singapore and the collapse of British prestige at the hands of the Japanese between December 1941 and May 1942 serves as a backcloth to Page's mission and its significance.
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