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"Crisis and Commitments" is the first volume of the "Official History of Australia's Involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts from 1948-1975". This book covers the domestic and international politics of Australia's involvement in Southeast Asia through the period of the Malayan emergency (1948-60) and the critical period of the Indonesian-Malaysian Confrontation (1963-66), up to the crucial commitment of the first battalion of Australian combat troops to the Vietnam War. Through his privileged and uncensored access to Australian Government records, including those of the Cabinet and the Prime Minister, Defence and Foreign Affairs Departments, Peter Edwards tells for the first time the full story of Australian decision-making that led to the costly and controversial commitment to the Vietnam War. His analysis of this decision-making has been set in both the context of Australian domestic politics - such as elections, party splits, and anti-war movements - and that of international politics; the development of the Cold War; the growth of nationalist and communist movements in Southeast Asia; and the changing policies of the great powers. Drawing on material made available from archives in the United Kingdom, the United States, France and New Zealand and his interviews with politicians, officials and private citizens who were involved in the events described, Peter Edwards has produced a record of a troubled period in Southeast Asian and Australian history.

Table of Contents:
From World War to Cold War - Australia and the world, 1945-48; the outbreak of the Malayan Insurrection, 1948; Australian decisions on arms and troops for Malaya, 1948; Australian policy and politics, 1948-49; the Menzies government and the recognition of Bao Dai, 1950; Australian Air Force support to Malaya, 1950; towards involvement in Indochina, 1951-53; the "united action" crisis, April-May 1954; from Geneva to Manila, June-September 1954; the creation of the Far East Strategic Reserve and the despatch of Australian troops to Malaya, 1955; Australia and Southeast Asia, 1955-60; crisis in Laos, 1959-61; commitments in Thailand and Vietnam, 1962; confrontation begins, 1963; two conflicts, two allies - confrontation and Vietnam, December 1963-July 1964; two danger areas - or three?, August-November 1964; the commitment of Australian troops to Borneo and support for the American bombing of North Vietnam, December 1964-February 1965; the commitment of an Australian battalion to Vietnam, March-April 1965; reflections.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781863731843
  • Publisher: Allen & Unwin
  • Publisher Imprint: Allen & Unwin
  • Height: 240 mm
  • No of Pages: 536
  • ISBN-10: 1863731849
  • Publisher Date: 24 Apr 1992
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Width: 180 mm


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