The Great Betrayal
Britain, Australia & the Onset of the Pacific War 1939-42
by David Day
Angus & Robertson, 1988, [First Edition], b/w photographs, hardcover, ISBN 9780207153280
Fine Condition, book in fine condition with very minor edge wear, dustjacket in fine condition with very minor edge wear
'This compelling and controversial book reveals how in 1942 Churchill, in an attempt to delay an attack on India, left Australia at the mercy of the Japanese by trying to prevent American forces being sent to the Pacific. Drawing on a wealth of sources, including many previously unavailable to historians, David Day exposes a saga of empty promises and asks serious questions about the past and future relationship between Britain and Australia'