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Indeed they soon won a reputation as the best shock-troops on the Allied side,
and were used accordingly. Of 330 000 troops sent overseas, 59 258 were killed
in action or died of wounds, and another 173 815 were wounded. These figures ...
Indeed they soon won a reputation as the best shock-troops on the Allied side,
and were used accordingly. Of 330 000 troops sent overseas, 59 258 were killed
in action or died of wounds, and another 173 815 were wounded. These figures ...
Page 243
Meanwhile the German counter-offensive in North Africa reached the Egyptian
border and Nazi troops recaptured Bardia on 13 April. On the same day Stalin
signed a neutrality pact with Japan, an event which made it difficult for any but the
...
Meanwhile the German counter-offensive in North Africa reached the Egyptian
border and Nazi troops recaptured Bardia on 13 April. On the same day Stalin
signed a neutrality pact with Japan, an event which made it difficult for any but the
...
Page 251
The tide began to turn early in May with the Battle of the Coral Sea, in which a
combined American- Australian fleet turned back a strong Japanese task-force
escorting troops to invade Port Moresby, the Australian base on the southern
coast of ...
The tide began to turn early in May with the Battle of the Coral Sea, in which a
combined American- Australian fleet turned back a strong Japanese task-force
escorting troops to invade Port Moresby, the Australian base on the southern
coast of ...
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A NATION FOR A CONTINENT r 19001903 | 12 |
Legislation and White Australia | 29 |
New Protection and the Basic Wage | 46 |
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