Casey

by William James Hudson

Lord Casey had a long and distinguished career, which included being Australian Resident Minister to the USA 1940-42, a member of the British war cabinet, Governor of Bengal 1944-46, and Australian Minister for External Affairs 1951-60.

Genres: Biography

361 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

A specialist in the history of Australian foreign relations, William James Hudson earned his Bachelor in History from the University of Queensland in 1956. While working as a journalist he earned his Master of Arts in Political Science from University of Melbourne in 1963 and earned his Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations from Australian National University in 1967. Hudson taught history at University of New South Wales, Sydney, from 1966 until 1976, and as Editor of Historical Documents, Department of Foreign Affairs, Canberra, from 1976 until his retirement.

Reviews

[Eric Gittins · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very detailed Bio giving details of the life of a man most only knew as Lord Casey the Governor General. This book explains a lot of the goings on behind Government business from the nineteen twenties to the late nineteen sixties.