Battle for Australia
Term used to describe battles that took place near Australia during WWII / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle for Australia is a contested historiographical term used to claim a coordinated link between a series of battles near Australia during the Pacific War of the Second World War alleged to be in preparation for a Japanese invasion of the continent.
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Part of Second World War during the Pacific War | |||||||
An Australian propaganda poster released in 1942. The poster was criticised for being alarmist when it was released and was banned by the Queensland Government. | |||||||
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John Curtin |
Chūichi Nagumo |
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