Sir Earle Page's British War Cabinet Diary, 1941-1942: Volume 61

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108844944
• ISBN13: 9781108844949
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.7" x 8.7"