CONTENTS
Chapter 1 War’s after-shadows
From the secret armies to the Reds
Chapter 2 The Great Crash and Fascism’s rise
Happy valleys and flirtations with extremes
Chapter 3 Aggression everywhere
Appeasement and war
Chapter 4 In classic lands
Success and tragedy in the shadow of the ancient
Chapter 5 Japan ascendant
The unstoppable force
Chapter 7 In the balance
Military success, political dreams
Chapter 8 Peace and its discontents
The people want; the people fear
Chapter 9 Welcome to the 1950s
Decade of employment and dread
Chapter 10 The atomic years
Dread defines Australia’s nuclear enthusiasm
Chapter 11 A million immigrants and the advance towards Vietnam
New people; new ally