| Description |
xiv, 508 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour), portraits ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. Man on the brink -- Chapter 2. Japan strikes -- Chapter 3. Our darkest hour -- Chapter 4. Abandoning Australia -- Chapter 5. Flight of a prime minister -- Chapter 6. Despair on the Nullabor -- Chapter 7. Thundering at the gates -- Chapter 8. Mounting disasters -- Chapter 9. 'They're coming home!' -- Chapter 10. The last bastion -- Chapter 11. Churchill's 'lesser war' -- Chapter 12. Pacific turning point -- Chapter 13. Tragedy and retreat -- Chapter 14. Taking the offensive -- Chapter 15. Descent of a leader |
| Summary |
This is the story of Australias war Prime minister John Curtin a flawed, sensitive leader haunted by the prospect of disaster and plagued by depression and anxiety. By early 1942, Australia was at its most vulnerable. At this time John Curtin stood at the edge of a psychological precipice |
| Analysis |
Anecdotes |
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Australian |
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Australian Defence Force |
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Churchill, Winston |
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Curtin, John |
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Former Members |
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Former Prime Ministers |
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Great Britain |
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History |
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International defence relations |
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Japan |
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Job stress |
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Members health |
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Pacific Rim |
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Political leadership |
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Political parties & ideologies |
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United States |
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World War 2 |
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World War II |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references (pages 478-483) and index |
| Audience |
General |
| Subject |
Curtin, John, 1885-1945
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Curtin, John, 1885-1945
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"The Nib" Waverley Library Award for Literature Nominations (2014)
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Politics and government -- 1901-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009599
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Australia -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597 -- 1939-1945
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| ISBN |
1742612059 |
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9781742612058 (paperback) |
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