Download or read book The Brisbane Line written by JP Powell and published by Brio Books Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As WWII ravages the world and the Japanese Empire has set its sights on Australia, the Americans have come to save us. But not all soldiers are heroes and not all heroes are soldiers. Sergeant Joe Washington, a US Military Police, loves music and photography but spends his days delving into the sordid and petty crimes committed by the thousands of American troops passing through town. While trying to find stolen gasoline stores, he is sent to investigate the body of an American soldier found dumped in a cemetery. Suddenly Joe is up against notorious detective Frank Bischof. Although ordered to leave the investigation alone, Joe fears that Bischof is protecting the most likely suspect while trying to pin the crime on an innocent – and intriguing – young woman, Rose. A woman who seems to walk between the parallel worlds of black market deals and Brisbane’s high society. ‘‘a rattling good murder mystery with a well worked plot that is fast paced and complex enough to engage the reader.’ Westender ‘Beautifully textured, thoughtful and satisfying.’ Emily Maguire

Download or read book The Brisbane Line written by Drew Cottle and published by Upfront Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In late 1941 and early 1942 a Japanese invasion of Australia seemed imminent. One potential solution to this threat was the establishment of a military line across Australia from Brisbane to Adelaide. Territory south of this line would be defended; the rest of the country would be abandoned. Although never implemented, not surprisingly the Brisbane Line remains to this day a controversial and sensitive topic in Australia, with any suggestion of treachery vehemently refuted. Taking the line as his starting point, Cottle examines the possibility of a collaboration between Japanese intelligence and prominent sections of the Australian ruling class. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, trading links between Japan and Australia had flourished and, as a result, many within Sydney's business establishment began to look favourably upon increasing Japanese influence at the expense of British interests.Through a fresh examination of contemporary sources and drawing on the testimony of Ken Cook, an anti-fascist counter-intelligence agent during this period, Cottle uncovers a fascinating story of collaboration, conspiracy and betrayal - a story which is still being denied today.

Download or read book Brisbane Line written by Drew Cottle and published by . This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In late 1941 and early 1942, a Japanese invasion of Australia seemed imminent. One potential solution to this threat was the establishment of a military line across Australia from Brisbane to Adelaide. Territory south of thi sline would be defended; the rest of the country would be defended. Although never implemented, not surprisingly the Brisbane Line remains to this day a controversial and sensitive topic in Australia. Taking the line as the starting point, this book examines the possibility of a collaboration between Japanese intelligence and prominent sections of the Australian elite.

Download or read book Shadows of War on the Brisbane Line written by Graham Smith and published by Boolarong Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recollections of a young boy growing up in a Queensland bush community during the most turbulent time in Australia's history. The stories are from a world that is almost unrecognisable to the one we live in today, about a community that no longer exists. My immediate family want to remember 'Grandad's stories', and I hope the wider audience will enjoy either renewing their acquaintance with the world of their childhood, or learning about the world of parents and grandparents.

Download or read book The Brisbane Line Controversy written by Paul Burns and published by Allen & Unwin Academic. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story behind the Brisbane Line controversy - the idea that parts of Australia above a line just north of Brisbane would be surrendered to the Japanese without firing a shot. It is a tale of political deceit, manipulation, cowardice and betrayal by politicians on all sides for electoral gain, culminating in the scapegoating of innocent army officers.

Download or read book The Brisbane Line written by Hugh Mac Master and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Brisbane Line Other Stories written by Vicki Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Brisbane Line written by Andrew Robert Cottle and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Brisbane Line and Beyond written by A.J. McClure and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Truth about the Brisbane Line written by M. N. Julius and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Shadows of War on the Brisbane Line written by Colin Graham Smith and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Brisbane Line written by M. N. Julius and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Brisbane Line Lie Exposed written by Australian County Party and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Brisbane and World War II written by Barry Shaw and published by Boolarong Press and Brisbane History Group. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brisbane and World War II is the Brisbane History Group’s twenty-fourth volume of papers. It comprises the majority of papers presented at the seminar, ‘Brisbane’s Second World War’ held on 27 August 2011. For continuity and thematic reasons, the volume is divided into three sections. The first focuses predominantly on the home front, the second on front line activity and the third on various ways in which the war is recorded and remembered. The first section considers: • the heightened activities on the Brisbane River during World War II • the operations of the Advanced Land Headquarters in and around the University of Queensland • the significance of indicator loop technology as a defensive strategy against submarines • the US construction of an ordnance storage facility on Mount Coot-tha • the upgrading and strategic importance of Fort Lytton • the military and civilian roles undertaken by women Section two examines: • the exploits of the US submarines based in Brisbane • the valiant and dogged defence of Tobruk by the 2/15th Battalion during the Easter Battle in 1941 • the trials, torments and triumphs of the men of the 61st Battalion who finally halted the advance of the Japanese army at the Battle of Milne Bay • the achievements of Kenneth Fraser, who was responsible for effectively organising the treatment of casualties from the Middle East campaigns Finally, the third section relates: • the story of the creation of a war memorial for the 2/9th Battalion and its two dramatis personae, a Czech sculptor and his subject, an Aussie digger • the struggle to obtain heritage listing for Eagle Farm’s Hangar 7, a significant World War II facility • the importance of researching the military archives of the US in order to gain a better understanding of Brisbane during World War II. Written by amateurs, professionals and academics, the book presents a fascinating insight into Brisbane’s contribution during and after the tumultuous years of World War II.

Download or read book The Brisbane Line written by Ian Doolan Hamilton and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Victory in Papua written by Samuel Milner and published by . This book was released on 2002-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The strategic significance of the Papuan Campaign can be briefly stated. In addition to blunting the Japanese thrust toward Australia and the transpacific line of communications, it put General MacArthur's forces in a favorable position to take the offensive. But this little known campaign is significant for still another reason. It was the battle test of a large hitherto-inexperienced U.S. Army force and its commanders under the conditions which were to attend much of the ground fighting in the Pacific. Costly in casualties and suffering, it taught lessons that the Army had to learn if it was to cope with the Japanese under conditions of tropical warfare. Samuel Milner holds a graduate degree in history from the University of Alberta and has done further graduate work in political science at the University of Minnesota. During World War II, he served in Australia and New Guinea as a historian with the Air Transport Command, Army Air Forces. Upon completing Victory in Papua he left the Office of the Chief of Military History to become historian of the Air Weather Service, U.S. Air Force.

Download or read book The Government and the People written by Paul Hasluck and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: