{"product_id":"2026100010136-secondhand-more-than-the-last-shilling-repatriation-in-australia-1994-2018","title":"More Than The Last Shilling: Repatriation In Australia 1994–2018","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a nation sends its men and women to war, the obligations it incurs do not end when the fighting stops — More than The Last Shilling presents a rigorous and authoritative account of Australia's repatriation system from 1994 to 2018, chronicling the evolving policies, institutions, and human stories that define how Australia has cared for its veterans and their families across a pivotal quarter-century. Philip Payton details the complex bureaucratic, legislative, and social frameworks that govern veteran support, situating them within the broader arc of Australian military and social history, from peacekeeping deployments to the long campaigns in the Middle East Area of Operations.\n\nPayton's scholarship is both meticulous and compassionate, illustrating how the concept of repatriation — once understood narrowly as a financial transaction — has been transformed into a multifaceted covenant between the Australian state and those who served it. Drawing on extensive archival research and policy analysis, this work argues that the true measure of a society's gratitude is not a shilling paid, but a sustained and evolving commitment to those who bore the burden of service. An indispensable text for historians, policy makers, and anyone invested in understanding the full human cost of Australia's military engagements, this volume leaves the reader questioning whether any nation's obligations to its veterans are ever truly fulfilled.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130805887195,"sku":"2026100010136-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/982b1294-fe65-40ab-bb53-bcad57ed1a3b.png?v=1786590200","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010136-secondhand-more-than-the-last-shilling-repatriation-in-australia-1994-2018","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}