xviii, 391 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
regular print
Contents
Pt. 1. The Rhetoric -- 1. Relations between Australia, Britain, New Zealand and the United States -- 2. The "Parties Principal" -- 3. Potsdam and the Japanese Surrender -- 4. Towards a British Commonwealth Force -- Pt. 2. The Reality -- 5. The Arrival and Dispersal of BCOF Troops in Japan -- 6. Divided Control -- 7. Amenities and Welfare Services -- 8. Duties, Responsibilities and Outcomes -- 9. Women in the Force -- 10. The Health Services -- 11. Strength Reductions and Eventual Withdrawal -- Pt. 3. Retrospection -- 12. The Peace Treaty -- 13. The Fight of Recognition -- 14. An Evaluation of the Occupation and the Role of BCOF -- App. 1. The Postdam Proclamation -- App. 2. Imperial Rescript Ending the War -- App. 3. The MacArthur/Northcott Agreement
Analysis
Australia overseas comparisons
British Commonwealth Occupation Force
Commonwealth countries
History
International defence relations
Japan
Military occupation
Postwar reconstruction
World War 2
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [370]-378) and index