[Marxism] Socialist Policy in World War Two

[Anthony Hartin]

>Tony, you're quite right, the celebration of the Coral Sea battle ("when 
>the Yanks saved us") used to be a prop for the US alliance. More recently 
>this has been superceded by something called "The Battle for Australia" 
>aimed at boosting Aussie pride specifically. The notion of a "Battle for 
>Australia" naturally assumes there was an invasion threat. But its most 
>iconic celebration is Paul Keating's Kokoda speech, which was of course 
>celebrating a battle in PNG, not Australia.

They nuanced the nationalist message already? I've been away too long. 
Does that tie in with The Solomons, Fiji, East Timor etc. becoming 
"our" sphere of influence more overtly?