Australia in the War of 1939-45: Army: Volume IV - The Japanese Thrust

Lionel Wigmore

Published by Australian War Memorial, 1957, 1957

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Condition of Hardback Book: Very Good Ex Royal Historical Society. Pages have very slightly tanned with age. This volume of the army series of the Australian official war history relates mainly to the operations on Malaya in the first ten weeks of the war against Japan. It has, however, an introductory section describing, from an Australian point of view and largely from Australian documents, the steps which led to commencement of war by Japan, and the measures taken to meet the danger. A comprehensive account is given of the Japanese plan of conquest and its execution, step by step, over the vast area it covered; also of the reactions of the Allied Governments and the endeavours of each of the forces which sought to stem the onslaught.The volume describes, for the first time in detail, the experiences of the small garrisons that were overrun in New Britain, Ambon and Dutch Timor; and the discussions between London, Washington and Canberra which led up to the refusal of the Australian Government in February 1942 to permit its troops to be sent to Burma. In a final section the experiences of the widely-scattered groups of prisoners of the Japanese from 1942 to 1945 are described. 715pp. Seller Inventory # 1592

Bibliographic Details

Title: Australia in the War of 1939-45: Army: ...

Publisher: Australian War Memorial, 1957

Publication Date: 1957

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition