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The Fifth Column in World War II: Suspected Subversives in the Pacific War and Australia
Robert Loeffel
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Description for The Fifth Column in World War II: Suspected Subversives in the Pacific War and Australia
Hardcover. Alarming levels of fear and suspicion developed in Australia following the German victories in Europe of 1940. It was believed the Nazis had prepared an army of subversives - a Fifth Column - to undermine the war effort. These suspicions plagued the Australian home front for much of the war. Num Pages: 229 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Alarming levels of fear and suspicion developed in Australia following the German victories in Europe of 1940. It was believed the Nazis had prepared an army of subversives a Fifth Column to undermine the war effort. These suspicions plagued the Australian home front for much of the war.
Alarming levels of fear and suspicion developed in Australia following the German victories in Europe of 1940. It was believed the Nazis had prepared an army of subversives a Fifth Column to undermine the war effort. These suspicions plagued the Australian home front for much of the war.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
219
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137506665
SKU
V9781137506665
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Robert Loeffel
Robert Loeffel is Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Languages at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He has published on German and Australian contemporary history. His previous book, Family Punishment in Nazi Germany: Sippenhaft, Terror and Fear, was released in 2012.
Reviews for The Fifth Column in World War II: Suspected Subversives in the Pacific War and Australia
“The author explains how the public in Australia developed their concepts of Fifth Columns to explain why the Australians had to retreat from their thrust into Greece or the failure of a northwards push into Malaya or their defeat in Singapore. … This thorough study of public response to war scares makes for interesting history and it is a valuable ... Read more