A Nation at War: Australian Politics, Society and Diplomacy During the Vietnam War 1965-1975

Volume 6 of Official history of Australia’s involvement in Southeast Asian conflicts, 1948-1975.A Nation At War tells the story of Australia during this tumultuous decade. It shows how the initial support for the Vietnam commitment was eroded until a majority of the population came to think that it was mistaken, if not immoral. The book traces the growth of the protest movement against the War and conscription, giving the most detailed account yet published of the three Moratorium protests in which tens of thousands of Australians demonstrated. A Nation At War discusses the decisions of the Menzies, Holt, Gorton, McMahon and Whitlam Governments, as they responded to these unprecedented protests while wrestling with diplomatic pressures emanating from powerful allies and strife-torn neighbours. The book also analyses the incidents which shaped the debate and which long remained in public memory – the alleged ‘water torture’ incident, the episodes involving conscientious objectors like Simon Townsend and William White, and many more. pp. xx, 460 illusts First Edition #0919

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