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Asian Alternatives takes readers into the corridors of power in Canberra and inside Australia's secret diplomatic dealings to analyse the forces that shaped Australia's policies of the 1960s.
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Book, Woodard, Garry, Asian Alternatives: Australia's Vietnam Decision and Lessons on Going to War. (Copy 1)
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