Australian Women At War (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner,Signed
When the drums of war sounded across the twentieth century, Australian women answered the call — not from the sidelines, but from the front lines of history. Australian Women at War chronicles the remarkable and largely untold stories of the nurses, servicewomen, volunteers, and civilians who served alongside their countrymen through the conflicts of World War I, World War II, and beyond, enduring hardship, captivity, and loss with extraordinary courage and resilience. Patsy Adam-Smith, one of Australia's most celebrated and meticulous social historians, brings her signature warmth and narrative authority to this sweeping tribute, drawing on personal testimonies, diaries, and archival records to reconstruct lives that history had long overlooked. Her prose is both compassionate and unflinching, honouring these women not as footnotes but as central figures in the nation's wartime identity. A vital and moving work of Australian historical memory, this volume leaves the reader with a profound sense of the sacrifices made — and the stories that still demand to be heard.
Author: Patsy Adam-Smith
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Nelson
Genre: Australian history
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner,Signed
When the drums of war sounded across the twentieth century, Australian women answered the call — not from the sidelines, but from the front lines of history. Australian Women at War chronicles the remarkable and largely untold stories of the nurses, servicewomen, volunteers, and civilians who served alongside their countrymen through the conflicts of World War I, World War II, and beyond, enduring hardship, captivity, and loss with extraordinary courage and resilience. Patsy Adam-Smith, one of Australia's most celebrated and meticulous social historians, brings her signature warmth and narrative authority to this sweeping tribute, drawing on personal testimonies, diaries, and archival records to reconstruct lives that history had long overlooked. Her prose is both compassionate and unflinching, honouring these women not as footnotes but as central figures in the nation's wartime identity. A vital and moving work of Australian historical memory, this volume leaves the reader with a profound sense of the sacrifices made — and the stories that still demand to be heard.