Sir Earle Page's British War Cabinet Diary, 1941-1942: Volume 61

Kent Fedorowich (Curatore)

Jayne Gifford (Curatore)

Cambridge University Press, 2021

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.

• Curatore: Kent Fedorowich, Jayne Gifford
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Camden Fifth Series
• Anno: 2021
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 300 p.
• Dimensioni: 222 x 145 mm
• Peso: 500 gr.
• EAN: 9781108844949

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