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Unions BallaratFulbright : the dissenter, Johnson, Haynes et al, 1969
... ...foreign relations committee - usa...Senator Fulbright was a Southern Democrat in the United States who opposed McCarthyism and the Vietnam War; he served on the Foreign Relations Committee. Fulbright promoted the leglislation that enabled Fulbright grants and scholarships. ...Unions Ballarat 24 Camp Street Ballarat goldfields Senator Fulbright was a Southern Democrat in the United States who opposed McCarthyism and the Vietnam War; he served on the Foreign Relations Committee. Fulbright promoted the leglislation that enabled Fulbright grants and scholarships. ...Senator Fulbright was a Southern Democrat in the United States who opposed McCarthyism and the Vietnam War; he served on the Foreign Relations Committee. Fulbright promoted the leglislation that enabled Fulbright grants and scholarships. The book covers the period of his time in the US senate - 1945-1974. Fulbright was defeated in the primaries in 1974.Relevant to the history of USA politics. Biographical interest - Senator James Fulbright.Paper; book.Cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics - usa, government - usa, vietnam war, fulbright, james, fulbright scholarship, foreign relations committee - usa, biography, history -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub BranchPublication
... by George A Carver for Council of Foreign Relations New York....Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch 1 Mast Gully Road Upwey melbourne Documents Vietnam General "The faceless Viet Cong." by George A Carver for Council of Foreign Relations New York. Publication ..."The faceless Viet Cong." by George A Carver for Council of Foreign Relations New York.documents, vietnam, general -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Georgian House, Australia comes of age : a study of growth to nationhood and of external relations, 1945
... Australian - Foreign relations - 20th century...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Australian - Foreign relations - 20th century Australia - Foreign relations - Asia - Pacific region Examines the growth of the Commonwealth to independent Dominion status; the use made of that status when Japan attacked; developments in policy up to 1944; and problems of future security ... also progress in the Pacific, the acquisition of New Guinea, the White Australia policy and Australian-American relations Index, p.159. ...Examines the growth of the Commonwealth to independent Dominion status; the use made of that status when Japan attacked; developments in policy up to 1944; and problems of future security ... also progress in the Pacific, the acquisition of New Guinea, the White Australia policy and Australian-American relationsIndex, p.159.non-fictionExamines the growth of the Commonwealth to independent Dominion status; the use made of that status when Japan attacked; developments in policy up to 1944; and problems of future security ... also progress in the Pacific, the acquisition of New Guinea, the White Australia policy and Australian-American relationsaustralian - foreign relations - 20th century, australia - foreign relations - asia - pacific region -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam, 2005
... United States - Foreign relations - Vietnam...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast United States - Foreign relations - Vietnam Vietnam - Foreign relations - United States President Johnson President J F Kennedy The Gulf of Tonkin The most provocative and original reinterpretation of Vietnam and Cold War policy making to come along in a generation. ...The most provocative and original reinterpretation of Vietnam and Cold War policy making to come along in a generation.The most provocative and original reinterpretation of Vietnam and Cold War policy making to come along in a generation.united states - foreign relations - vietnam, vietnam - foreign relations - united states, president johnson, president j f kennedy, the gulf of tonkin -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Barclay, Glen St. J, A Very Small Insurance Policy: the Politics of Australian Involvement in Vietnam, 1954-1967, 1988
... ...Australia - Foreign relations - Vietnam...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Vietnamese Conflict 1961-1975 - Participation Australian Australia - Foreign relations - Vietnam Vietnam - Foreign relations - Australia A Very small Insurance Policy reveals the motivation, the illusions and the ultimate failure of Australia's involvement in Vietnam. ...A Very small Insurance Policy reveals the motivation, the illusions and the ultimate failure of Australia's involvement in Vietnam.A Very small Insurance Policy reveals the motivation, the illusions and the ultimate failure of Australia's involvement in Vietnam.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, australia - foreign relations - vietnam, vietnam - foreign relations - australia -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Logevall, Fredrik, Choosing War: the Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam, 1999
... United States - Foreign relations - Vietnam...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Vietnamese Conflict 1961-1975 - United States United States - Foreign relations - Vietnam Vietnam - Foreign relations - United States The Vietnam War. ...The Vietnam War. A quarter of a century has bassed since it ended for the United States, but is is with us stillThe Vietnam War. A quarter of a century has bassed since it ended for the United States, but is is with us stillvietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - united states, united states - foreign relations - vietnam, vietnam - foreign relations - united states -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, United States. Congress. Senate, The Vietnam Hearings: with an Introduction by J. William Fulbright, 1966
... United States -- Foreign relations -- Vietnam...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Vietnamese Conflict 1961-1975 -- Public opinion United States -- Foreign relations -- Vietnam Vietnam -- Foreign relations -- United States Because of the importance of the hearings on the war in Vietnam conducted before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Random House has arranged to bring out this special edition of the proceedings. ...Because of the importance of the hearings on the war in Vietnam conducted before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Random House has arranged to bring out this special edition of the proceedings.Because of the importance of the hearings on the war in Vietnam conducted before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Random House has arranged to bring out this special edition of the proceedings.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- public opinion, united states -- foreign relations -- vietnam, vietnam -- foreign relations -- united states -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Pemberton, Gregory, All The Way: Australia's Road to Vietnam, 1987
... ...Australia - Foreign relations - 20th century....National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Vietnamese Conflict 1961-1975 - Participation Australian Australia - Foreign relations - 20th century. United States - Foreign relations - 20th century. ...Gregory Pemberton provides clear, scholarly, objective analysis of how Australia became involved in the Vietnam War. he unravels skillfully and systematically the complex skein of political and military events which led the Menzies Government to embark on this tragic commitment. He provides the most thorough and dispassionate account of Australian-American relations in the 1950s and 60s yet published.Gregory Pemberton provides clear, scholarly, objective analysis of how Australia became involved in the Vietnam War. he unravels skillfully and systematically the complex skein of political and military events which led the Menzies Government to embark on this tragic commitment. He provides the most thorough and dispassionate account of Australian-American relations in the 1950s and 60s yet published.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, australia - foreign relations - 20th century., united states - foreign relations - 20th century. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Arnold, James R, The First Domino: Eisenhower, the Military, and America's Intervention in Vietnam, 1991
... United States - Foreign relations - Vietnam...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast United States - Foreign relations - Vietnam Vietnam - Foreign relations - United States The question of how the United States became enmeshed in the Vietnam War has troubled three generations of Americans. ...The question of how the United States became enmeshed in the Vietnam War has troubled three generations of Americans. Now, in this incisive and very well documented history of American intervention in Vietnam from the end of World War 2 to the first months of John F. Kennedy's presidency, historian James R. Arnold present the dramatic unfolding of the events by which Washington led us into Vietnam. At no point along this way did any policymaker consider the ultimate result of this course as seriously heed those who counseled caution.The question of how the United States became enmeshed in the Vietnam War has troubled three generations of Americans. Now, in this incisive and very well documented history of American intervention in Vietnam from the end of World War 2 to the first months of John F. Kennedy's presidency, historian James R. Arnold present the dramatic unfolding of the events by which Washington led us into Vietnam. At no point along this way did any policymaker consider the ultimate result of this course as seriously heed those who counseled caution.united states - foreign relations - vietnam, vietnam - foreign relations - united states -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, American Friends Service Committee, Peace in Vietnam:A New Approach in Southeast Asia
... Vietnam - Foreign relations - United States...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Vietnam - Foreign relations - United States United States - Foreign relations - Vietnam South South East Asia Communist You Americans don't understand. ...You Americans don't understand. You are making beggars of our children, prostitutes of our women, and Communists of our men. These words were uttered by a young Vietanese teacher.You Americans don't understand. You are making beggars of our children, prostitutes of our women, and Communists of our men. These words were uttered by a young Vietanese teacher.vietnam - foreign relations - united states, united states - foreign relations - vietnam, south, south east asia, communist -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, MacMillan, Margaret, Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed The World, 2007
... United States - Foreign relations - China...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast United States - Foreign relations - China United States - Foreign relations - 1969-1974 With Nixon and Mao, Margaret MacMillan has given us a remarkable work of history, written with an eye for the telling human detail and a deep sense of the significance of the house she is chronicling. ...With Nixon and Mao, Margaret MacMillan has given us a remarkable work of history, written with an eye for the telling human detail and a deep sense of the significance of the house she is chronicling. She tells an important story with verve and insight.With Nixon and Mao, Margaret MacMillan has given us a remarkable work of history, written with an eye for the telling human detail and a deep sense of the significance of the house she is chronicling. She tells an important story with verve and insight.united states - foreign relations - china, united states - foreign relations - 1969-1974 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Schulzinger, Robert D, A Time For Peace: the Legacy of the Vietnam War
... United States - Foreign relations - Vietnam...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast United States - Foreign relations - Vietnam Vietnam - Foreign relations - United States Vietnamese Conflict 1961-1975 -- Veterans A new chapter has opened between the United States and Vietnam, and Robert Schulzinger provides the roadmap in A time for Peace. ...A new chapter has opened between the United States and Vietnam, and Robert Schulzinger provides the roadmap in A time for Peace. Anyone interested in the factors that will be most critical for cooperation and issues likely to present obstacles and the factors affecting the relationship between former adversaries should read this marvelous and important book.A new chapter has opened between the United States and Vietnam, and Robert Schulzinger provides the roadmap in A time for Peace. Anyone interested in the factors that will be most critical for cooperation and issues likely to present obstacles and the factors affecting the relationship between former adversaries should read this marvelous and important book.united states - foreign relations - vietnam, vietnam - foreign relations - united states, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- veterans -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Herring, George C, The Pentagon Papers
... United States - Foreign relations - Vietnam...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast United States - Foreign relations - Vietnam Vietnam - Foreign relations - United States Vietnamese Conflict 1961-1975. ...George C. Herring is Alumni Professor of History at the University of Kentucky.Abridged Edition.George C. Herring is Alumni Professor of History at the University of Kentucky.united states - foreign relations - vietnam, vietnam - foreign relations - united states, vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Fifield, Russell H, Southeast Asia in United States Policy, 1963
... Southeast Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States....National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Southeast Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States. United States -- Foreign relations -- Southeast Asia. ...Southeast Asia is perhaps the prime target of the Communist offensive, as the headlines indicate daily. At the same time this highly strategic region is undergoing profound changes, a turmoil which the communists seek to exploit with the many and varied means at their disposal.Southeast Asia is perhaps the prime target of the Communist offensive, as the headlines indicate daily. At the same time this highly strategic region is undergoing profound changes, a turmoil which the communists seek to exploit with the many and varied means at their disposal.southeast asia -- foreign relations -- united states., united states -- foreign relations -- southeast asia. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Salmon, Malcolm ed, The Vietnam-Kampuchea-China conflicts: motivations
... ...Vietnam - Foreign relations - China - Congresses...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Cambodian-Vietnamese Conflict 1977-1991 - Congresses Vietnam - Foreign relations - China - Congresses China - Foreign relations - Vietnam - Congresses The aim of the seminar from which these papers and discussions derived was to analyse the basic causes and underlying political dynamics of the tow related conflicts that were then (September 1978) welling up between Vietnam, Kampuchea and China. ...The aim of the seminar from which these papers and discussions derived was to analyse the basic causes and underlying political dynamics of the tow related conflicts that were then (September 1978) welling up between Vietnam, Kampuchea and China.The aim of the seminar from which these papers and discussions derived was to analyse the basic causes and underlying political dynamics of the tow related conflicts that were then (September 1978) welling up between Vietnam, Kampuchea and China.cambodian-vietnamese conflict, 1977-1991 - congresses, vietnam - foreign relations - china - congresses, china - foreign relations - vietnam - congresses -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Martini, Edwin A, Invisible Enemies: the American War on Vietnam, 1975-2000, 2007
... United States - Foreign relations - Vietnam...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast United States - Foreign relations - Vietnam Vietnam - Foreign relations - United States Original, lucid, and convincing - a powerful indictment of the vindictive postwar policies the United States leveled against the one nation that successfully resisted the heaviest bombing in world history. ...Original, lucid, and convincing - a powerful indictment of the vindictive postwar policies the United States leveled against the one nation that successfully resisted the heaviest bombing in world history.Original, lucid, and convincing - a powerful indictment of the vindictive postwar policies the United States leveled against the one nation that successfully resisted the heaviest bombing in world history. united states - foreign relations - vietnam, vietnam - foreign relations - united states -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Bridge, Carl, Munich to Vietnam: Australia's relations with Britain and The United States Since The 1930s
... Australia - Foreign relations - Great Britain...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Australia - Foreign relations - Great Britain Great Britain - Foreign relations - Australia This book substantially enlarges on existing accounts by an exemplary combination of sharply focused chapters set in a larger unfolding theme. ...This book substantially enlarges on existing accounts by an exemplary combination of sharply focused chapters set in a larger unfolding theme. It commands the high ground amongst its kind.This book substantially enlarges on existing accounts by an exemplary combination of sharply focused chapters set in a larger unfolding theme. It commands the high ground amongst its kind.australia - foreign relations - great britain, great britain - foreign relations - australia -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Rust, William J, So much to Lose: John F. Kennedy and American Policy in Laos, 2014
... United States - Foreign relations - Laos...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast United States - Foreign relations - Laos United States - Foreign relations - 1961-1963 So Much to Lose is a well-crafted, exceptionally researched, and most welcome contribution. ...So Much to Lose is a well-crafted, exceptionally researched, and most welcome contribution. Rust provides a wealth of otherwise unavailable material on a largely unexplored and misunderstood chapter of America's Southeast Asia history.So Much to Lose is a well-crafted, exceptionally researched, and most welcome contribution. Rust provides a wealth of otherwise unavailable material on a largely unexplored and misunderstood chapter of America's Southeast Asia history.united states - foreign relations - laos, united states - foreign relations - 1961-1963 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Goldstein, Gordon M, Lessons in Disaster: McGeorge Bundy and the path to war in Vietnam, 2008
... United States - Foreign relations - Vietnam...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast United States - Foreign relations - Vietnam Vietnam War 1961-1975 - Causes United States - Foreign relations - 1961-1963 This meticulously researched book gives us remarkalbe insight into one of the most critical foreign policy decisions in U.S. history. ...This meticulously researched book gives us remarkalbe insight into one of the most critical foreign policy decisions in U.S. history. Anyone aspiring to a leadership position in American politics or public policy should carefully examine this perceptive work and its many valuable lessons.This meticulously researched book gives us remarkalbe insight into one of the most critical foreign policy decisions in U.S. history. Anyone aspiring to a leadership position in American politics or public policy should carefully examine this perceptive work and its many valuable lessons.united states - foreign relations - vietnam, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - causes, united states - foreign relations - 1961-1963 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Booklet, South Vietnam Liberation National Front Central Committee, Policy Toward the Officers and Men in the US and Alien Army 1966, 20/12/1962 12:00:00 AM
... ...Vietnam - Foreign relations...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast South Vietnam Vietnam - Foreign relations Vietnam - Foreign relations - United States Sgt A Moylan 4 Platoon B Coy 7 RAR 7th Battalion 16063 Royal Australian Infantry Corps Arnold George Moylan Policy Toward the Officers and Men in the US and Alien Army 1966 Tan coloured seven page booklet with red print. ...Tan coloured seven page booklet with red print. Flag of South Vietnam National Liberation Front's - Viet Cong - Red and blue with yellow star in centre.Policy Toward the Officers and Men in the US and Alien Army 1966south vietnam, vietnam - foreign relations, vietnam - foreign relations - united states, sgt a moylan, 4 platoon, b coy, 7 rar, 7th battalion, 16063, royal australian infantry corps, arnold george moylan -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith CollectionBook, Gordillo, Agustin, The future of Latin America: can the EU help?, 2003
... european union countries -- foreign relations -- latin america...RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection Building 13 379-405 Russell Street Melbourne melbourne european union political corruption -- latin america european union countries -- foreign relations -- latin america latin america -- foreign relations -- european union countries ISBN: 1904673007 First edition The future of Latin America: can the EU help? ...First editionISBN: 1904673007european union, political corruption -- latin america, european union countries -- foreign relations -- latin america, latin america -- foreign relations -- european union countries -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Hodder and Stoughton, My four years in Germany, 1917
... World War 1914-1918 - Foreign relations - Germany...Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1914-1918 - Foreign relations - Germany World War 1914-1918 - Foreign relations - USA An American diplomats experience of life in war time Germany Ill, p.320. ...An American diplomats experience of life in war time GermanyIll, p.320.non-fictionAn American diplomats experience of life in war time Germanyworld war 1914-1918 - foreign relations - germany, world war 1914-1918 - foreign relations - usa -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Collins, China and Britain, 1944
... Great Britain - Foreign relations...Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Great Britain - Foreign relations China - Foreign relations China - History An examination of the relationship between Great Britain and China Ill, maps, p.126. ...An examination of the relationship between Great Britain and ChinaIll, maps, p.126.non-fictionAn examination of the relationship between Great Britain and China great britain - foreign relations, china - foreign relations, china - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, David Horowitz, From Yalta to Vietnam: American foreign policy in the cold war, 1967
... united states - foreign relations...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges united states - foreign relations united states - history - cold war This book analyses the question: is America to blame for the cold war? ...This book analyses the question: is America to blame for the cold war?Bibliography, Imdex, notes, ill (maps), p.426.This book analyses the question: is America to blame for the cold war?united states - foreign relations, united states - history - cold war -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Angus and Robertson, Menzies & Churchill at war : a controversial new account of the 1941 struggle for power, 1987
... australia - foreign relations - great britain - 1939-1945...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges australia - foreign relations - great britain - 1939-1945 world war 1939-1945 - diplomatic history In 1941 in the midst of the British military defeats in Greece and the Middle East, a bitter conflict was taking place between two of the most charismatic leaders of the time. ...In 1941 in the midst of the British military defeats in Greece and the Middle East, a bitter conflict was taking place between two of the most charismatic leaders of the time. Robert Menzies and Winston Churchill were engaged in a war of polite public faces and behind the scenes lobbying and manipulationIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, p.271.non-fictionIn 1941 in the midst of the British military defeats in Greece and the Middle East, a bitter conflict was taking place between two of the most charismatic leaders of the time. Robert Menzies and Winston Churchill were engaged in a war of polite public faces and behind the scenes lobbying and manipulationaustralia - foreign relations - great britain - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - diplomatic history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Ian Morrison, The war against Japan, 1943
... ...japan - foreign relations...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - japan japan - foreign relations Thoughts on the present conflict in the far east Index, ill, p.111. ...Thoughts on the present conflict in the far eastIndex, ill, p.111.non-fictionThoughts on the present conflict in the far eastworld war 1939-1945 - japan, japan - foreign relations -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, C. Hurst, A sudden rampage : the Japanese occupation of South East Asia, 2000
... ...japan - foreign relations - 1941-1945...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - japan - occupied territories japan - foreign relations - 1941-1945 A Sudden Rampage describes the origins, the methods and the results of imperial Japan's occupation of Southeast Asia during the Second World War. ...A Sudden Rampage describes the origins, the methods and the results of imperial Japan's occupation of Southeast Asia during the Second World War.Index, bibliography, map, p.268.non-fictionA Sudden Rampage describes the origins, the methods and the results of imperial Japan's occupation of Southeast Asia during the Second World War.world war 1939-1945 - japan - occupied territories, japan - foreign relations - 1941-1945 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian National University Press, Australia in peace and war, 1978
... Australia - Foreign relations...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Australia - Foreign relations Australia - History - Military AUSTRALIA IN PEACE AND WAR is the first work to trace the development of Australia’s external relations from their colonial origins to the present. ...AUSTRALIA IN PEACE AND WAR is the first work to trace the development of Australia’s external relations from their colonial origins to the present. It shows how successive Australian governments have seen the world, what their attitudes have been, their actions and (much more often) their reactions. This important and controversial book details the successes and failures of Australian foreign policy over two centuries. It shows how geographical aspects of the world's largest island, anchored off the south-east corner of Asia, have increasingly impinged on perceptions and attitudes historically derived from Europe. It pleads for recognition that Australia can adapt the best of its European traditions in coming to terms with and helping to shape its Asia-Pacific environment.Index, bib, p.578.non-fictionAUSTRALIA IN PEACE AND WAR is the first work to trace the development of Australia’s external relations from their colonial origins to the present. It shows how successive Australian governments have seen the world, what their attitudes have been, their actions and (much more often) their reactions. This important and controversial book details the successes and failures of Australian foreign policy over two centuries. It shows how geographical aspects of the world's largest island, anchored off the south-east corner of Asia, have increasingly impinged on perceptions and attitudes historically derived from Europe. It pleads for recognition that Australia can adapt the best of its European traditions in coming to terms with and helping to shape its Asia-Pacific environment. australia - foreign relations, australia - history - military -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Melbourne University Press, Australia's Gulf War, 1992
... Australia - Foreign relations...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Australia - Foreign relations Gulf war - Australian involvement This book looks at what the Gulf war tells us about Australia - its society, its politics and its policies abroad. ...This book looks at what the Gulf war tells us about Australia - its society, its politics and its policies abroad.Index, bibliography, notes, p.304.non-fictionThis book looks at what the Gulf war tells us about Australia - its society, its politics and its policies abroad.australia - foreign relations, gulf war - australian involvement -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allen & Unwin, A Nation at War : Australian Politics, Society and Diplomacy during the Vietnam War 1965-1975, 1997
... ...Australia - Foreign relations - 1961-1975...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Australian involvement Australia - Foreign relations - 1961-1975 The Vietnam War, together with the selective form of national service which sent thousands of young conscripts to fight in Vietnam, dominated Australian politics for ten years." ...The Vietnam War, together with the selective form of national service which sent thousands of young conscripts to fight in Vietnam, dominated Australian politics for ten years." "A Nation At War tells the story of Australia during this tumultuous decade. It shows how the initial support for the Vietnam commitment was eroded until a majority of the population came to think that it was mistaken, if not immoral. The book traces the growth of the protest movement against the War and conscription, giving the most detailed account yet published of the three Moratorium protests in which tens of thousands of Australians demonstrated. A Nation At War discusses the decisions of the Menzies, Holt, Gorton, McMahon and Whitlam Governments, as they responded to these unprecedented protests while wrestling with diplomatic pressures emanating from powerful allies and strife-torn neighbours. The book also analyses the incidents which shaped the debate and which long remained in public memory - the alleged 'water torture' incident, the episodes involving conscientious objectors like Simon Townsend and William White, and many moreIndex, notes, ill, p.386.non-fictionThe Vietnam War, together with the selective form of national service which sent thousands of young conscripts to fight in Vietnam, dominated Australian politics for ten years." "A Nation At War tells the story of Australia during this tumultuous decade. It shows how the initial support for the Vietnam commitment was eroded until a majority of the population came to think that it was mistaken, if not immoral. The book traces the growth of the protest movement against the War and conscription, giving the most detailed account yet published of the three Moratorium protests in which tens of thousands of Australians demonstrated. A Nation At War discusses the decisions of the Menzies, Holt, Gorton, McMahon and Whitlam Governments, as they responded to these unprecedented protests while wrestling with diplomatic pressures emanating from powerful allies and strife-torn neighbours. The book also analyses the incidents which shaped the debate and which long remained in public memory - the alleged 'water torture' incident, the episodes involving conscientious objectors like Simon Townsend and William White, and many morevietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, australia - foreign relations - 1961-1975
