Sir Earle Page's British War Cabinet Diary, 1941-1942: Volume 61

ISBN-13: 9781108844949 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 300 str.

Kent Fedorowich (University of the West;Jayne Gifford (University of East Anglia

Opis

This account of Sir Earle Page's eight-month mission to London provides insights into Anglo-Australian, Anglo-Dominion and United States-Australian wartime relations during a crucial phase of the Second World War. It offers an understanding into the man himself: his thoughts about Australia during the war; his hopes for its future after the war; and the relations Page had with leading political figures, military officials, and policy-makers of the day. The diary revolves around interrelated themes: the battles to represent Australia in the British War Cabinet and to secure a larger share of lucrative wartime food contracts; and the future of Anglo-Australian relations in the Pacific as the United States asserted its dominance over its British ally. The ill-fated defence of Malaya/Singapore and the collapse of British prestige at the hands of the Japanese between December 1941 and May 1942 serves as a backcloth to Page's mission and its significance.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements Kent Fedorowich and Jayne Gifford (eds); List of abbreviations; Introduction: The wartime diary of Sir Earle Page and his mission to London, 1941–1942; Editorial practices; the diary of Sir Earle Page; Index.