American occupation of Australia, 1941-45 : a marriage of necessity, The
Americans Australians World War, 1939-1945 Armed Forces Ethnic relations International relations Military participation Race relations Social aspects Women Australia United States History sähkökirjat
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
2013
EISBN 9781443850780
Over 120,000 American troops were stationed in Australia during the Second World War. Hundreds of thousands more passed through the country between 1941 and 1945. Because of Japan's conquest of the Philippines in 1942, Australia was transformed into the principle base for the United States Army in the Southwest Pacific. This American occupation of an allied country resulted in several areas of tension between friends. The examination of these ""fault lines, "" which have, for the most part, rece ...
