Defending the North: Frontline Cairns (1940-1946) - an historical overview
The defence of Australia during the Second World War in the Pacific lay in the north of the continent: from Broome and Darwin to Cairns and Townsville. After the Japanese military swept through South East Asia, they were at Australia's backdoor. Initially, there was a quiet period where little...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
James Cook University
2009-07-01
|
| Series: | eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics |
| Online Access: | https://journals.jcu.edu.au/etropic/article/view/3429 |