TY - BOOK AU - BEAUMONT Joan (ed) TI - Australia's war, 1939- 45 SN - 1864480394 (pbk.) PY - 1996/// CY - St. Leonards, NSW PB - Allen & Unwin Ltd KW - SECOND WORLD WAR KW - AUSTRALIAN HISTORY KW - THREAT OF INVASION KW - AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY KW - AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY KW - WAR MOBILISATION KW - ARMED FORCE SERVICES OVERSEAS N2 - The Second World War was a dominant experience in Australian history. For the first time the country faced the threat of invasion. The economy and society were mobilised to an unprecedented degree, with 550 000 men and women, or one in twelve of a population of over 7 million, serving in the armed forces overseas ER -