Travels in Atomic Sunshine: Australia and the Occupation of Japan

by Robin Gerster

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In February 1946, the Australians of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) moved into western Japan to 'demilitarise and democratise' the atom-bombed backwater of Hiroshima Prefecture. For over six years, up to 20,000 Australian servicemen, including their wives and children, participated in an historic experiment in nation-rebuilding dominated by the United States and the occupation's supreme commander, General MacArthur. It was to be...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1921215348

ISBN13:9781921215346

Release Date:October 2008

Publisher:Scribe Us

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:1.5" x 6.4" x 9.2"

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