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Australian Soldiers In Asia And The Pacific In Wwii![]() Stock informationGeneral Fields
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DescriptionThe hidden story of how Australian troops' close encounters with the cultures of our nearest neighbours altered our national identity. 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 shifting national perceptions, as the gaze of Australia turned from Britain to Asia. Author descriptionLachlan Grant is a historian at the Australian War Memorial. He is a Visiting Fellow at the school of strategic and defense Studies at the Australian National University and his writings have been published widely on the topics of the Australian prisoner-of-war experience and Australian experiences of the World War II. |