Published by Arden, 2020
ISBN 10: 1921509953 ISBN 13: 9781921509957
Seller: HR1 Books, Hereford, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: New. Same / next day dispatch (Monday - Friday),
Published by Australian Scholarly Publishing, North Melbourne, 2010
ISBN 10: 1921509953 ISBN 13: 9781921509957
Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
First Edition
Trade Paperback. Condition: New. 1st Edition. MINT - a NEW copy. Black & white illustrations. xxxiv, 234pp. Generations of Australians have been reared on the belief that the fall of Singapore in February 1942 was a British betrayal that exposed Australia to Japanese invasion. In this book a historian, using archival records from across the globe, exposes this notion as nothing more than a myth. British authorities never gave Australia an iron-clad guarantee against enemy attack and invasion and always stressed the need for Australians to take responsibility for home defence. The causes and consequences of the refusal to heed this advice are explained in this scholarly, readable and salutary study. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.