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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A week after the fall of Singapore General Douglas MacArthur , commander of
the defeated American forces in the Philippines , was ordered to Australia . In
April he became supreme commander of the allied forces in the Pacific with ...
A week after the fall of Singapore General Douglas MacArthur , commander of
the defeated American forces in the Philippines , was ordered to Australia . In
April he became supreme commander of the allied forces in the Pacific with ...
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The danger receded somewhat after the Battle of the Coral Sea on 4-8 May 1942
when American forces repelled a convoy threatening Port Moresby . In June the
Japanese navy suffered a more decisive check at the Battle of Midway .
The danger receded somewhat after the Battle of the Coral Sea on 4-8 May 1942
when American forces repelled a convoy threatening Port Moresby . In June the
Japanese navy suffered a more decisive check at the Battle of Midway .
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This was meant to coincide with a shift to professionalism . Small , highly trained ,
very mobile forces would be equipped with supplies standardized to those of the
United States armed forces with whom it was anticipated Australia would act .
This was meant to coincide with a shift to professionalism . Small , highly trained ,
very mobile forces would be equipped with supplies standardized to those of the
United States armed forces with whom it was anticipated Australia would act .
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Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 1951 1965 | 87 |
The Search for New Directions 19661975 | 163 |
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 5 The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton |
| Author | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Editor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1986 |
| ISBN | 019554613X, 9780195546132 |
| Length | 334 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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