Australian Soldiers in Asia and the Pacific in WWII
Author(s): Lachlan Grant
The 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.
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Lachlan 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.
General Fields
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- : NewSouth Publishing
- : NewSouth Publishing
- : 31 October 2014
- : 234mm X 153mm
- : Australia
- : 01 November 2014
- : books
Special Fields
- : Lachlan Grant
- : Paperback
- : 940.5425
- : 304