LEADER 03749nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910779857803321 005 20230803021417.0 010 $a1-4438-5078-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000001107425 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH25564357 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001152492 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11624812 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001152492 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11148633 035 $a(PQKB)11028381 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1336788 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1336788 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10742365 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL507778 035 $a(OCoLC)855505143 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB147657 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001107425 100 $a20130816d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe American occupation of Australia, 1941-45$b[electronic resource]$ea marriage of necessity /$fby John McKerrow 205 $a1. 210 $aNewcastle upon Tyne, England $cCambridge Scholars Publishing$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (265 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-4438-4727-5 311 $a1-299-76527-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $bOver 120,000 American troops were stationed in Australia during the Second World War. Hundreds of thousands more passed through the country between 1941 and 1945. Because of Japanas conquest of the Philippines in 1942, Australia was transformed into the principle base for the United States Army in the Southwest Pacific. This American occupation of an allied country resulted in several areas of tension between friends. The examination of these fault lines,A which have, for the most part, received little attention from historians, is the purpose of this book. - - Jurisdictional and policing disputes and problems between Australian workers and American authorities are examined. American personnel committed thousands of crimes during the occupation, many of which were notorious. How Australians reacted to these crimes and how the American military sought to limit their negative effect on wartime relations is a major focus of this book. How the US military tried to protect GIs from prosecution by spiriting them out of Australia is also explored. - - Other areas of tension such as race and gender relations, which have been looked at by other historians, are examined in a new light; this book provides novel insights and challenges the existing historiography with regard to relations between black Americans and Australian civilians. - How leaders on both sides, in particular Douglas MacArthur and John Curtin, managed crises and relations between civilians and GIs are studied. Sexual relations, an area of particular concern for authorities, were directed towards short-term flings and prostitution. In contrast, authorities did all they could to discourage long-term relations (i.e. marriage). Authorities obsessed over interracial sexual relations and doubled efforts to discourage them. - - Conflicts between American personnel and Australian civilians during the occupation did not threaten the alliance against Japan. Nevertheless, there were myriad problems between allies that led to friction and ill-will. These problems demanded management from above. - - - 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945 607 $aAustralia$xHistory 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945. 676 $a940.53 700 $aMcKerrow$b John$01506117 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779857803321 996 $aThe American occupation of Australia, 1941-45$93736179 997 $aUNINA