Raids or invasions? -- A question of preparedness -- Menzies, Fadden and Spender -- The reality -- Scorched earth -- The Americans -- The Brisbane Line becomes political -- Ward and Curtin -- 'The missing document' -- A 'miserable invention' -- The 'line' lingers on -- What was the Brisbane line?
Summary
This book tells the tale of the Brisbane Line, a controversial defense proposal formulated by the Menzies government during World War II, detailing deceit, manipulation, and betrayal