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War on Our Doorstep: Diaries of Australians At the Frontline in 1942

Gabrielle Chan (ed.)
ISBN: 1740660358 Category:

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On January 1, 1942, Prime Minister John Curtin wrote in his diary: ‘We begin the New Year with great anxiety for the future of Australia.’. Contained here are first-hand accounts by the men and women caught up in the war, capturing the strange mix of panic and hope they felt.

xviii, 316 p. : ill., map, ports ; 23 cm. #0621 (Light age tanning to sides.)

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Additional Information

AuthorGabrielle Chan (ed.)
Number of pagesxviii, 316 p. : ill., map, ports ; 23 cm.
PublisherHardie Grant Books, South Yarra VIC
Year Published2003
Binding Type

Softcover
Book Condition

Near Fine

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