Australia in the Korean War 1950-53 Volume I: Strategy and DiplomacyVolume II: Combat Operations
Canberra: The Australian War Memorial and the Australian Government Publishing Service, 1981 -1985. Two quarto volumes, black hardcovers, xvi (volume I) and xxiii (volume II), 1330 pp. across the two volumes, profusely illustrated with photographs, cartoons, and folding maps. White marks on volume one boards, otherwise a fine set in dust-jacket. First edition.
Volume One discusses the development of Australian defence and foreign policies during the years of the Liberal-Country party government. It brings forth Spender's persistent campaign to achieve ANZUS Alliance, the rise of South-East Asia to dominance in Australia's strategic priorities and the power relationships of Australian ministers, public servants and senior military officers, and the functioning of the higher policy-making machinery of the Department of Defence in time of crisis.
Volume Two relates the experiences of the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Air Force and the Royal Australian Navy contingents which fought the in Korea from 1950 to 1953. It also examines the difficult fate of Australian prisoners of war and the development of Australian Army medical services. Item #3811
Price (AUD): $425.00