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Author Johnston, Mark, 1960-

Title Fighting the enemy : Australian soldiers and their adversaries in World War II / Mark Johnston
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000

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Description xi, 206 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents Machine derived contents note: Part I. The Middle East: 1. The Italians -- 2. The Germans: the real enemy -- 3. The Germans: mutual respect -- 4. The Vichy French -- Part II. The Pacific: 5. The Japanese: most encountered, most hated -- 6. The Japanese: sources of hate -- 7. The Japanese: questions of quality -- 8. The Japanese: empathy, compassion and incomprehension
Summary Presented to the people of Murrurundi by Phillip Mawson, Vietnam Veterens Day 2004
Analysis World War 2
Australian Army
Attitudes
Psychology
Prisoners of war
Japanese
Germany
Australia overseas comparisons
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 184-198
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Australian.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns.
Soldiers -- Australia -- History -- 20th century.
Soldiers -- Australia -- Attitudes.
Combat -- Psychological aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia.
Genre/Form History.
Personal narratives.
LC no. 99087717
ISBN 0521782228 :