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Nedlands, University of Western Australia Press first edition - large format p/b stiff covers Arriving in early 1942, American servicemen were greeted by Western Australians as handsome heroes from a Hollywood dream-world, offering protection from invasion as the Japanese bombed the state's northern outposts. Over the next three years thousands of navel personnel in Perth and coastal ports continued to have an impact that was more intense and more welcome than it was in other parts of Australia. 230 x 155mm., pp. xiii, 296, b/w plates, notes, biblio., index. Large paperback, stiff card covers. FINE ISBN: 1875560742
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- Title Fleeting Attraction: A Social History of Servicemen in W. Australia During the Second World War
- Author Anthony J. Barker; Lisa Jackson (With)
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- Edition First Edition
- Pages 296
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Western Australia Press, Nedlands, Western Australia
- Date 1996
- ISBN 9781875560745 / 1875560742
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96224331
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.539
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University of Western Australia Press, Nedlands, Western Australia, 1996. First Edition. Softcover (with flaps). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. introduction by authors, notes, bibliography and index. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout. Sepia photographic front cover with silver titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing to the book corners and to the book panels. "Arriving in early 1942, American servicemen were greeted by Western Australians as handsome heroes from the Hollywood dream-world, having an impact that was both more intense and more welcome than in other parts of Australia .... and yet it was also fleeting." Â From the rear panel blurb. This is a history of that fleeting influence. Size: Trade Paperback. (4), V-VIII, 296 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sociology & Culture; Local…
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