The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 5The postwar period has seen radical changes in Australia. Increased dependence on the United States, an influx of European and Asian immigrants, and a series of economic booms and recessions have confronted Australians with the challenge of surviving as an offshoot of European civilization in a largely Asian region and securing a prosperous future with declining support from European markets and investment. This final volume in the Oxford History of Australia details this volatile period, showing that while some Australians have resisted the pressures for change, most have adapted resourcefully and intelligently to the task of creating a new nation able to survive into the 21st century. |
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... Japanese presence in Australian waters was marked by the sinking of twenty - nine merchant ships between 1942 and 1945 , as well as the torpedoing of the hospital ship Centaur with the loss of nearly 300 lives in May 1943. It was also ...
... Japanese presence in Australian waters was marked by the sinking of twenty - nine merchant ships between 1942 and 1945 , as well as the torpedoing of the hospital ship Centaur with the loss of nearly 300 lives in May 1943. It was also ...
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... Japanese . Such thinking was encouraged by the heightened prominence given to American forces during the later stages of the war . Using sea and air power to save the lives of his troops , MacArthur developed a strategy of ' island ...
... Japanese . Such thinking was encouraged by the heightened prominence given to American forces during the later stages of the war . Using sea and air power to save the lives of his troops , MacArthur developed a strategy of ' island ...
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... Japan . MacArthur's proconsular style apparently suited the Japanese , and the Allied Council quickly found that its role was purely consultative , and then only when the Americans chose . Their priorities were not the same as ...
... Japan . MacArthur's proconsular style apparently suited the Japanese , and the Allied Council quickly found that its role was purely consultative , and then only when the Americans chose . Their priorities were not the same as ...
Contents
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
The Faithful Ally | 165 |
And It WorksKind Of 19751988 | 245 |
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