Sir Earle Page's British War cabinet diary, 1941-1942
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Sir Earle Page's British War cabinet diary, 1941-1942
（Camden fifth series, v. 61）
Cambridge University Press for the Royal Historical Society, 2021
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This account of Sir Earle Page's eight-month mission to London provides insights into Anglo-Australian, Anglo-Dominion and United States-Australian wartime relations during a crucial phase of the Second World War. It offers an understanding into the man himself: his thoughts about Australia during the war; his hopes for its future after the war; and the relations Page had with leading political figures, military officials, and policy-makers of the day. The diary revolves around interrelated themes: the battles to represent Australia in the British War Cabinet and to secure a larger share of lucrative wartime food contracts; and the future of Anglo-Australian relations in the Pacific as the United States asserted its dominance over its British ally. The ill-fated defence of Malaya/Singapore and the collapse of British prestige at the hands of the Japanese between December 1941 and May 1942 serves as a backcloth to Page's mission and its significance.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements Kent Fedorowich and Jayne Gifford (eds)
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction: The wartime diary of Sir Earle Page and his mission to London, 1941-1942
- Editorial practices
- the diary of Sir Earle Page
- Index.
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