Australia 1942 : in the shadow of war

Australia 1942 : in the shadow of war / edited by Peter Dean ; foreword by Kim Beazley.

Explores the way in which Australia confronted the challenge of the shadow of war in 1942.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dean, Peter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Australia.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Australia
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; AUSTRALIA 1942 IN THE SHADOW OF WAR; Title; Copyright; Dedication; FOREWORD: The Hon Kim Beazley, AC, Ambassador to the United States of America; CONTENTS; PHOTOS; MAPS; CHARTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; PART I: AUSTRALIA IN 1942; CHAPTER 1 AUSTRALIA IN 1942: A PIVOTAL YEAR; HOW WAS IT THAT AUSTRALIA WAS SO EXPOSED TO INVASION IN 1942?; WHAT WAS THE EFFECT OF THE EVENTS BETWEEN DECEMBER 1941 AND MARCH 1942?; DID JAPAN PLAN TO INVADE AUSTRALIA AND HOW DID AUSTRALIA RESPOND TO THIS THREAT?; WHAT WERE THE PIVOTAL BATTLES OF 1942?
  • WHAT WAS THE IMPACT OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICANS?WHAT WAS THE ROLE OF THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT?; Notes; FURTHER READING; PART 2: RELATIONS, POLITICS AND THE HOME FRONT; CHAPTER 2 WORLD WARS AND THE ANTICIPATION OF CONFLICT: THE IMPACT ON LONG-ESTABLISHED AUSTRALIAN-JAPANESE RELATIONS, 1905-43; THE ACTUAL RELATIONSHIP; THE NATURE OF THE FRIENDSHIP WITHIN AUSTRALIA; FRIENDSHIP AND JAPANESE 'IMPERIALISM'; BETRAYAL OF FRIENDSHIP; THE RE-INTERPRETATION AND JAPAN'S INTENTIONS; Notes; FURTHER READING; CHAPTER 3 THE OVERLOOKED MISSION: AUSTRALIA AND HOME DEFENCE.
  • AUSTRALIAN UNPREPAREDNESS FOR NATIONAL DEFENCERECALIBRATING NATIONAL DEFENCE; GALVANISING AUSTRALIAN STRENGTH; CONCLUSION; Notes; FURTHER READING; CHAPTER 4 THE HOME FRONT AND THE AMERICAN PRESENCE IN 1942; THE ALL-IN WAR EFFORT; THE ARRIVAL OF THE US FORCES; SEXUALITY, RACE AND TURMOIL ON THE HOME FRONT; CONCLUSION; Notes; FURTHER READING; CHAPTER 5 'DANGERS AND PROBLEMS UNPRECEDENTED AND UNPREDICTABLE': THE CURTIN GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO THE THREAT; THE BACK STORY; RESPONDING TO THE CRISIS OF 1941-2; AUSTERITY AND DEDICATION; CONSCRIPTION; CONCLUSION; Notes; FURTHER READING.
  • PART 3: AUSTRALIA UNDER THREATCHAPTER 6 THE JAPANESE ARMY'S 'UNPLANNED' SOUTH PACIFIC CAMPAIGN; THE JAPANESE ARMY'S PERCEPTION OF THE PACIFIC WAR; THE JAPANESE ARMY'S COMMITMENT OF MAJOR FORCES TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC; THE DIFFICULTIES FACED BY THE ARMY IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC; CONCLUSION; Notes; FURTHER READING; CHAPTER 7 JAPANESE STRATEGY AND INTENTIONS TOWARDS AUSTRALIA; VIEWS ON AUSTRALIA; JAPAN MOVES SOUTH; JAPANESE STRATEGIC POLICY MAKING; AUSTRALIA IN PRE-WAR PLANNING; IMPERIAL HEADQUARTERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS AUSTRALIA IN SECOND-STAGE OPERATIONS; COMBINED FLEET ATTITUDES TO AUSTRALIA.
  • THE DEBATE INTENSIFIESA COMPROMISE SOLUTION; CONCLUSION; Notes; FURTHER READING; CHAPTER 8 THE AIR RAIDS ON DARWIN, 19 FEBRUARY 1942: IMAGE AND REALITY; Notes; FURTHER READING; PART 4: THE WAR ON AUSTRALIA'S DOORSTEP; CHAPTER 9 VANQUISHED BUT DEFIANT, VICTORIOUS BUT DIVIDED: THE RAAF IN THE PACIFIC, 1942; 'NO SHOW AT ALL'; NEW GUINEA; DARWIN; Notes; FURTHER READING; CHAPTER 10 A NOVEL EXPERIENCE: THE RAN IN 1942, DEFENDING AUSTRALIAN WATERS; AUSTRALIAN NAVAL ORDER OF BATTLE IN MARCH 1942; RAN ORGANISATION IN MARCH 1942; RAN OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MARCH 1942; DEFENDING AUSTRALIA.

Similar Items