Loeffel The Fifth Column in World War II

Suspected Subversives in the Pacific War and Australia
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-50667-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 219 Seiten

Reihe: Palgrave History Collection

Alarming levels of fear and suspicion developed in Australia following the German victories in Europe of 1940. It was believed the Nazis had prepared an army of subversives a Fifth Column to undermine the war effort. These suspicions plagued the Australian home front for much of the war.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Loeffel, Robert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. The Shape of Fear: Background to the Fifth Column Scare
2. The Beginning of the Scare: Fifth Column and Norway
3. June 1940: The Fifth Column Triumphant
4. The War and the Fifth Column Arrive in Australia
5. Australia Under Attack: The Fifth Column and the Pacific War
6. The Myth Continues: Lingering Fears and Prejudices
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Loeffel is Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Languages at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He has published on German and Australian contemporary history. His previous book, , was released in 2012.