The Politics of War: Australia at War 1939-45, From Churchill to Macarthur by David Day

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Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Pages have sunned. Some creasing to spine.

Australia's worst fears were realised when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour in December 1941 and later captured the British naval base at Singapore. It faced the threat of invasion, and Britain's navy was nowhere in sight.

At this critical time, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill attempted to delay the repatriation of Australian troops needed for defence, leaving Australia at the mercy of Japan.

Based on Day's original; publications The Great Betrayal and Reluctant Nation, plus extensive new research in Britain and Australia. (back cover)