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Format:	Hardcover	Publication Year:	1945
Subject:	Military & War	Special Attributes:	1st Edition
	Specific Wars	Language:	English
	World War II	Condition:	Used

STAND EASY~- AFTER THE DEFEAT OF JAPAN, 1945

Hard to Find Out of Print First Edition Book

Published for The Australian Military Forces by Australian War Memorial, Canberra A.C.T. 1945

The preparation of this volume was commenced in 1945 when members of the Army, following a practice introduced with "Khaki and Green"in 1943, were invited to take part in a competition for contributions. This produced the usual excellent results and the book was ready for the printer early in August.

By then the Australian Army was fighting along an island front from Bougainville to Borneo - a battle line stretching across the north of Australia, longer than the distance from Sydney to Perth, and equal to the distance from the Normandy beaches to the Persian Gulf. In those days the commonest phrase on the lips of Australians - servicemen and women and civlians alike - was "Up North", and it was intended to publish the book under this title.

With the sudden ending of war it was decided to revise the book and defer production until pictures of the final scenes in this great conflict could be included. In selecting "Stand Easy" for the title, the editors had in mind that, although the war had been brought to a successful conclusion, the Army's task was not finished. For the immediate future there were the duties arising from the cessation of hostilities - the tracing and recovery of members of the Eighth Division and the marking of graves of those who died in captivity, the disarming of custody of serveral hundred thousands of Japanese prisoners, and the policing of the terms of surrender. Later the post war Army will resume its task of preparing to defend Australia. The "Cease Fire" therefore brought to the Army no more than a brief relaxation in its service to Australia.

To assist the readers of the account of the Australians' final campaign in the South West Pacific, the maps which illustrate it have been inserted loose. They can therefore be opened clear of this book.

Features black and white illustrations from members of the Army during World War II and includes a list of contributors.

Hardcover Book
First Edition 1945
Decorated End Papers
Scarce and Valuable Title
Size 22cm W x 27cm H
208 Pages in Good Condition

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