[Editor: A report from General Douglas MacArthur, who held the position of Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area, overseeing US, Australian, and other Allied forces.] MacArthur’s report The communique today says: — NORTH-EAST SECTOR NEW … [Read more...] about MacArthur’s report [27 November 1943]
World War Two (1939-1945)
[John Curtin: Men and women of Australia, we are at war with Japan] [8 December 1941]
[Editor: This is the text of a radio speech made by Prime Minister John Curtin on 8 December 1941 – the day after the Japanese attacked the USA’s naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, thereby entering the Second World War against the USA and its allies, including … [Read more...] about [John Curtin: Men and women of Australia, we are at war with Japan] [8 December 1941]