Australian Women And War
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
From the battlefields of Gallipoli to the deserts of the Middle East, Australian women have played a vital, and often overlooked, role in their nation's military history. Australian Women and War by Melanie Oppenheimer is a sweeping, richly illustrated chronicle of the remarkable contributions made by Australian women across more than a century of conflict — as nurses, service personnel, volunteers, advocates, and frontline operatives — tracing their evolution from auxiliary supporters to fully integrated members of the Australian Defence Force. Oppenheimer, a distinguished historian of voluntarism and women's wartime service, presents a meticulously researched narrative that challenges the traditional, male-centric lens through which military history is so often told. Drawing on personal testimonies, archival photographs, and official records, the work illuminates the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of generations of women who refused to be sidelined by war. This is not merely a history book — it is a long-overdue act of recognition that will leave readers questioning just how much of Australia's wartime story has yet to be fully told.
Author: Melanie Oppenheimer
Format: Hardback
Published: 2008, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Australia
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
From the battlefields of Gallipoli to the deserts of the Middle East, Australian women have played a vital, and often overlooked, role in their nation's military history. Australian Women and War by Melanie Oppenheimer is a sweeping, richly illustrated chronicle of the remarkable contributions made by Australian women across more than a century of conflict — as nurses, service personnel, volunteers, advocates, and frontline operatives — tracing their evolution from auxiliary supporters to fully integrated members of the Australian Defence Force. Oppenheimer, a distinguished historian of voluntarism and women's wartime service, presents a meticulously researched narrative that challenges the traditional, male-centric lens through which military history is so often told. Drawing on personal testimonies, archival photographs, and official records, the work illuminates the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of generations of women who refused to be sidelined by war. This is not merely a history book — it is a long-overdue act of recognition that will leave readers questioning just how much of Australia's wartime story has yet to be fully told.