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So, after going through some stuff, I found this book called
Australians Under Fire 1942 and have decoded to use it for my Wednesday
posts. We will start with the
introduction that is in the book because the start of the book is the best
place to start if you don’t want to be all over the damn place, which I do not.
As the title says this book is focused mostly on the year 1942.
It seems like the year 1942 was a dark, uncertain, and
crucial one for Australia, with several events taking place such as the bombing
of Darwin, the battle of the Coral Sea, Milne Bay, Kokoda and El Alamein these where
all major events Australia played a part in.
Since the start of hostilities in September 1939 us Aussies
had fought bravely on distant battlefields in Greece, Crete and the Middle
East.
Then at the end on 1941 the Japanese joined the war, and, on
the 7 December 1941, they bombed Pearl Harbour bringing the USA into the war. Till this time the war seemed far away to
Aussies, however these events frightened many Aussies.
As the Japanese steadily advanced against the British on the
island fortress of Singapore it became obvious that Britain wouldn’t be able to
defend Australia.
Ironically during the first World War Japan’s navy acted as
one of Australia’s protectors and was now a feared enemy.
Japan was in an ideal position to launch an attack on the northern
part of Australia.
More next week.
This should be really interesting. I've always been puzzled that the Japanese didn't do more kamikaze type raids on Australia, just to weaken their commitment. (Of course, that worked so well for them against us, lol, so...)
ReplyDeleteI am hoping people like the coming posts
DeleteThe bombing of Darwin was terrible. Apart from the tragic losses, it showed us that our distance from the war fronts was not a guarantee of safety.
ReplyDeleteThat's for sure
DeleteEarly 1942, especially, was a very unsettling year in the Pacific. It seemed as if the Japanese were going to run away with the whole shebang. Then along came the Battle of Midway. Had a very long way to go, though.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah the Battle of Midway changed things
DeleteI just noticed the other day how close Australia was to the Japan of old. It was scary times.
ReplyDeleteIt would have been
DeleteI know nothing about Australia in WWII. Wow! This will be interesting. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope people find it interesting
DeleteAs I've mentioned here before, I so enjoy history, Jo-Anne. I so appreciate your sharing of Australia's here. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate you dropping by and reading the posts
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