Australia and Appeasement : Imperial Foreign Policy and the Origins of World War II

by Christopher Waters

On 3 September 1939, Robert Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, broadcast to the Australian people the news that their country was at war with Germany. He outlined how every effort had been made to maintain the peace by keeping the door open to a negotiated settlement. However, as these efforts had failed, the British Empire was now 'involved in a struggle which we must at all costs win, and which we believe in our hearts we will win'. Christopher...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B01GY02QW4
• ISBN13: 9781848859982
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.7"