PublishedScribe Publications, September 2010 |
ISBN9781921640360 |
FormatSoftcover, 320 pages |
In this new study, Tom O'Lincoln reconsiders traditional views of Australia's role in the Pacific War. He argues that it was a war for imperial power, prosecuted by a government that misled the people in order to extract sacrifice. He explores the contention between empires in the decades before Pearl Harbor and critically examines the war objectives of Australia and other Allied powers, right through to the occupation of Japan.
He then turns to the home front, evaluating social attitudes, social conflicts and the reality behind idealised views of Australia's government.
