Description
A transnational history of how Indigenous peoples mobilised en masse to support the war effort on the battlefields and the home fronts.
About the Author
R. Scott Sheffield is Associate Professor of History at the University of the Fraser Valley. He is the author of The Red Man's on the Warpath: The Image of the 'Indian' and the Second World War (2004). Noah Riseman is Associate Professor of History at the Australian Catholic University. His first book, Defending Whose Country?: Indigenous Soldiers in the Pacific War (2012), was shortlisted for the 2013 Chief Minister's Northern Territory History Award.
Reviews
'A good read for the serious scholar.' Albert A. Nofi, The NYMAS Review
'... impressive .' William John Pratt, Canadian Military History
'... this book is a "must read" for anyone interested in Indigenous peoples' experiences in twentieth-century wars, comparative approaches to Indigenous policy, and war and society more generally.' P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Native American and Indigenous Studies
'This book tells an extraordinary story of war mobility during the tremendous demographic upheavals of World War II. Miyakatsu Koike, the author of the book, travelled from Surabaya in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) to Australia as a civilian internee, and this book is his first-hand account of his experience in two countries, Indonesia and Australia.' Christopher Pugsley, Australian Historical Studies
Book Information
ISBN 9781108440745
Author R. Scott Sheffield
Format Paperback
Page Count 365
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 540g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 150mm * 20mm