{"product_id":"9780733639111","title":"The Fight for Australia","description":"Author: Roland Perry\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780733639111\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Aug 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 528 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe compelling story of Australia's desperate fight for survival during World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the dark days following the fall of Singapore in February 1942, Australia faced its toughest battle yet. It was centrestage and under direct attack from seemingly invincible Japanese forces. Winston Churchill was demanding our best battle-hardened troops stay in North Africa while President Roosevelt called for them to fight the Japanese in Burma. But Prime Minister John Curtin insisted, in an act of defiance, that they return to defend their homeland.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAustralia had never been more isolated - strategically, politically and physically. Or less prepared.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this masterful and gripping account, Roland Perry brings to life the bravery of our fellow Australians: from the forces engaged in brutal frontline fighting in the jungle, sea and air, to the backroom strategic campaigns waged by our politicians, and the sacrifices made on the home front.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE FIGHT FOR AUSTRALIA is the rich and revealing story of how we, as a nation, fought for our very survival - and stood up for our interests, against friend and foe alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow part of the HACHETTE MILITARY COLLECTION.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A very readable and engaging study of Australia's Pacific war.' AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE MAGAZINE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreviously published in hardback as PACIFIC 360 \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47918967455902,"sku":"ING-9780733639111","price":47.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780733639111.jpg?v=1782801909","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780733639111","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}