![Australian Corporal G.E. Burns welcomes a trio of American sailors to Brisbane in a photo that has obviously been staged.](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/W-Insight-4-HT-scaled-e1685975977446-760x428.jpg)
Brisbane
Culture Clash: Americans in World War II’s South Pacific
by Ken WrightIn 1942, Brisbane was the third largest city in Australia and the state capital of Queensland. To many, however, it was more like a big country town than a city, its 340,000 inhabitants living in a quiet, conservative, and isolated atmosphere. Read more