Captured lives Australia's wartime internment camps

"In both world wars, Australia detained people from many parts of the world, not least from Australia itself. For those who favoured and practised internment,the logic appeared impeccable-in times of crisis, national security must be the first priority. For those who found themselves imprisoned...

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1. Verfasser: Monteath, Peter 1961- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Canberra, A.C.T. NLA Publishing [2018]
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction
  • The First World War: The war comes to Australia
  • Prisoners of war
  • Australia divided
  • German concentration camps
  • Life in the camps
  • The war ends. The Second World War: 'Enemy Aliens": Outbreak of war
  • Australia again divided
  • Internees within Australia
  • Internees from overseas
  • The internment camps
  • Life inside. The Second World War: Prisoners of War: Captives in the antipodes
  • Australia's prisoner-of-war camps
  • Working for the enemy
  • Escape attempts. The Second World War: Freedom Finally: Release
  • References
  • Index