Title Wounded eagle : the bombing of Darwin and Australia's air defence scandal / Peter Ewer

Published Chatswood, N.S.W. : New Holland Publishers, 2009

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB	320.994 Ewe/Wea		AVAILABLE

Description 240 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm regular print Contents Scandal and disgrace -- An Australian eagle -- In the shadow of empire -- A local flame flickers -- The empire triumphant -- An air force dismembered -- Reaping the whirlwind -- State of denial Summary An expose showing how Australia was left defenceless by a clique of conservative politicians, including former Prime Minister Robert Menzies, who took decisions leaving Australia without an air defence system Analysis World War 2 Darwin Royal Australian Air Force Air warfare National security Japan Defence policy Defence planning History, 1901-1945 Bibliography Includes bibliographical notes: pages 220-235 and index Subject Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Squadron, 12. Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Squadron, 13 Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Squadron, 20 Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Squadron, 2 Australia. Royal Australian Air Force -- History. World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- Darwin Wirraway (Training plane) -- History. World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Aerial operations, Australian. World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Darwin Bombing, Aerial -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Darwin Republicanism -- Australia. World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- Aerial operations, Japanese. National security -- Australia. SUBJECT Australia -- Military policy http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114306 -- Decision making. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005493 Australia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597 Australia -- Foreign relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009588 Genre/Form Military collection LC no. 2009483759 ISBN 9781741108255 (hardback)

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