Sir Earle Page's British War Cabinet Diary, 1941–1942: Volume 61

This edition presents an almost daily wartime account of Sir Earle Page's eight-month mission to London between 1941 and 1942.

Kent Fedorowich (Edited by), Jayne Gifford (Edited by)

9781108844949, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 5 August 2021

300 pages
22.2 x 14.5 x 2.2 cm, 0.5 kg

This account of Sir Earle Page's eight-month mission to London provides insights into Anglo-Australian, Anglo-Dominion and United States–Australian wartime relations during a crucial phase of the Second World War. It offers an understanding into the man himself: his thoughts about Australia during the war; his hopes for its future after the war; and the relations Page had with leading political figures, military officials, and policy-makers of the day. The diary revolves around interrelated themes: the battles to represent Australia in the British War Cabinet and to secure a larger share of lucrative wartime food contracts; and the future of Anglo-Australian relations in the Pacific as the United States asserted its dominance over its British ally. The ill-fated defence of Malaya/Singapore and the collapse of British prestige at the hands of the Japanese between December 1941 and May 1942 serves as a backcloth to Page's mission and its significance.

Acknowledgements Kent Fedorowich and Jayne Gifford (eds)
List of abbreviations
Introduction: The wartime diary of Sir Earle Page and his mission to London, 1941–1942
Editorial practices
the diary of Sir Earle Page
Index.

Subject Areas: Australasian & Pacific history [HBJM]