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Australian soldiers in the Asia-Pacific in World War II / Lachlan Grant.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grant, Lachlan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Australian.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--South Pacific Ocean.
- World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Southeast Asia.
- World War, 1939-1945--South Pacific Ocean.
- World War, 1939-1945--Southeast Asia.
- History, Military.
- Australia--History, Military--1939-1945.
- Australia.
- Military participation--Australian.
- Social aspects.
- South Pacific Ocean.
- Southeast Asia.
- Genre:
- Military history.
- Physical Description:
- viii. 276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Australian soldiers in the Asia-Pacific in World War Two
- Australian soldiers in the Asia-Pacific in WWII
- Place of Publication:
- Sydney, N.S.W. : NewSouth Publishing, 2014.
- Summary:
- Half a million Australians encountered a new world when they entered Asia and the Pacific during World War II: different peoples, cultures, languages and religions chafing under the grip of colonial rule. Moving beyond the battlefield, this book explores how mid-century experiences of troops in Asia-Pacific shaped the way we feel about our nation's place in the region and the world. Spanning the vast region from New Guinea to Southeast Asia and India, Lachlan Grant uncovers affecting tales of friendship, grief, spiritual awakening, rebellion, incarceration, sex and souvenir hunting. Focusing on the day-to-day interactions between soldiers on the ground and the people and cultures they encountered, this book paints a picture not only of individual lives transformed but of shifting perceptions, as the gaze of Australia turned from Britain to Asia. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Australia, the war, and the world 8
- 2 The new world: Arriving in British Asia 21
- 3 Making friends: First encounters with Asia 50
- 4 'Nothing like Dorothy Lamour': Perceptions of Asian women 90
- 5 Myth and memory: Australia's war in New Guinea 112
- 6 Reversal of fortunes: POW contacts in captivity 148
- 7 At war's end: Facing the new Asia 172
- 8 'Good neighbours' or 'police dogs of imperialism'? Attitudes to empire 198.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-267) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781742231419
- 1742231411
- OCLC:
- 880374223
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