Air disaster Canberra [[electronic resource] ] : the plane crash that destroyed a government / / Andrew Tink |
Autore | Tink Andrew |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, NSW, Australia, : New South, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (458 p.) |
Disciplina |
320.994
994/.04/0924 |
Soggetto topico | Aircraft accidents - Australia - 1940 - Political aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-74224-142-5
1-74224-631-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and abbreviations; Prologue; Part I: The political rise of the Anzac generation; 1. Nose first; 2. Some had fought; 3. Others hadn't; 4. Anzac generation into Parliament; 5. Menzies backs Lyons; 6. Fairbairn, Menzies and Street enter Federal Parliament; 7. Fairbairn, Gullett and Street back Menzies; 8. Australia's leadership malaise; 9. Menzies' resignation; 10. Menzies trumps Page; 11. Menzies PM; 12. Menzies' right-hand men; 13. The war cabinet; 14. Cincinnatus; 15. France falls; 16. The flying MP
17. Minister for civil aviation18. Minister for air; 19. Flight Lieutenant R.E. (Bob) Hitchcock; Part II: The air disaster; 20. The Lockheed Hudson; 21. Laverton; 22. Laverton to Essendon; 23. Essendon; 24. Essendon to eternity; 25. A dreadful calamity; 26. The Canberra inquests; 27. The air force inquiries; 28. The judicial inquiry: The players; 29. The judicial inquiry: The hearing; 30. The judicial inquiry: The findings; Part III: A wartime government destroyed; 31. The political fallout; 32. A hung Parliament; 33. Menzies goes to London; 34. Menzies digs in overseas 35. The prime ministerial stand in36. Menzies returns; 37. A political lynching; 38. Coles brings down the government; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462894803321 |
Tink Andrew | ||
Sydney, NSW, Australia, : New South, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Air disaster Canberra [[electronic resource] ] : the plane crash that destroyed a government / / Andrew Tink |
Autore | Tink Andrew |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, NSW, Australia, : New South, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (458 p.) |
Disciplina |
320.994
994/.04/0924 |
Soggetto topico | Aircraft accidents - Australia - 1940 - Political aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-74224-142-5
1-74224-631-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and abbreviations; Prologue; Part I: The political rise of the Anzac generation; 1. Nose first; 2. Some had fought; 3. Others hadn't; 4. Anzac generation into Parliament; 5. Menzies backs Lyons; 6. Fairbairn, Menzies and Street enter Federal Parliament; 7. Fairbairn, Gullett and Street back Menzies; 8. Australia's leadership malaise; 9. Menzies' resignation; 10. Menzies trumps Page; 11. Menzies PM; 12. Menzies' right-hand men; 13. The war cabinet; 14. Cincinnatus; 15. France falls; 16. The flying MP
17. Minister for civil aviation18. Minister for air; 19. Flight Lieutenant R.E. (Bob) Hitchcock; Part II: The air disaster; 20. The Lockheed Hudson; 21. Laverton; 22. Laverton to Essendon; 23. Essendon; 24. Essendon to eternity; 25. A dreadful calamity; 26. The Canberra inquests; 27. The air force inquiries; 28. The judicial inquiry: The players; 29. The judicial inquiry: The hearing; 30. The judicial inquiry: The findings; Part III: A wartime government destroyed; 31. The political fallout; 32. A hung Parliament; 33. Menzies goes to London; 34. Menzies digs in overseas 35. The prime ministerial stand in36. Menzies returns; 37. A political lynching; 38. Coles brings down the government; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910662212203321 |
Tink Andrew | ||
Sydney, NSW, Australia, : New South, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Australia 1901-2001 : a narrative history / / Andrew Tink |
Autore | Tink Andrew |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, New South Wales : , : Newsouth, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (458 p.) |
Disciplina | 918.1092359 |
Soggetto topico |
Social history
Ethnology - Australia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-74224-712-1
1-74224-187-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 Hopetoun's blunder; 2 The Australian crawl; 3 Sweat and chaff; 4 Dogs' livers; 5 My God! If only I had known; 6 Bloody stalemate; 7 Backs to the wall; Picture section; 8 Fini retreat -beaucoup Australiens ici; 9 A land fit for heroes?; 10 The diggers take over; 11 Men, money and markets; 12 Crash; 13 To the brink; 14 Depths of Depression; 15 From Depression to appeasement; 16 Australia is also at war; 17 The sons of the First AIF; 18 1942 - Australia's darkest year; 19 To victory; 20 Postwar blues; 21 Australia's Cold War; 22 The Queen and the Petrovs
23 From ice chests to Frigidaires24 Indonesia looms large; 25 36 faceless men; 26 Confrontation with Indonesia; 27 All the way with LBJ; 28 Live from the Moon; 29 It's time; 30 Prima donna assoluta; 31 We've been sacked; 32 An ethical obligation; 33 Defining Australia; 34 Murray-Darling salt lick; 35 Hundreds and thousands; 36 O'Sullivan's WiFirevolution; 37 Mabo; 38 A bloody big rock; 39 We're safe now, pumpkin; 40 Weapons off!; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910478870503321 |
Tink Andrew | ||
Sydney, New South Wales : , : Newsouth, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Australia 1901-2001 : a narrative history / / Andrew Tink |
Autore | Tink Andrew |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, New South Wales : , : Newsouth, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (458 p.) |
Disciplina | 918.1092359 |
Soggetto topico |
Social history
Ethnology - Australia |
ISBN |
1-74224-712-1
1-74224-187-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 Hopetoun's blunder; 2 The Australian crawl; 3 Sweat and chaff; 4 Dogs' livers; 5 My God! If only I had known; 6 Bloody stalemate; 7 Backs to the wall; Picture section; 8 Fini retreat -beaucoup Australiens ici; 9 A land fit for heroes?; 10 The diggers take over; 11 Men, money and markets; 12 Crash; 13 To the brink; 14 Depths of Depression; 15 From Depression to appeasement; 16 Australia is also at war; 17 The sons of the First AIF; 18 1942 - Australia's darkest year; 19 To victory; 20 Postwar blues; 21 Australia's Cold War; 22 The Queen and the Petrovs
23 From ice chests to Frigidaires24 Indonesia looms large; 25 36 faceless men; 26 Confrontation with Indonesia; 27 All the way with LBJ; 28 Live from the Moon; 29 It's time; 30 Prima donna assoluta; 31 We've been sacked; 32 An ethical obligation; 33 Defining Australia; 34 Murray-Darling salt lick; 35 Hundreds and thousands; 36 O'Sullivan's WiFirevolution; 37 Mabo; 38 A bloody big rock; 39 We're safe now, pumpkin; 40 Weapons off!; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910664180403321 |
Tink Andrew | ||
Sydney, New South Wales : , : Newsouth, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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