Soldiering On: The Australian Army At Home And Overseas
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
In the thick of the Second World War, Soldiering On: The Australian Army at Home and Overseas stands as a remarkable wartime document — a candid, ground-level chronicle of Australian military life penned not by generals or war correspondents, but by the soldiers themselves. Prepared collectively under the modest pseudonym Some of the Boys, this 1942 publication captures the lived experience of Australian servicemen across both domestic training grounds and the far-flung theatres of a global conflict, presenting an intimate portrait of duty, camaraderie, and sacrifice that no official dispatch could replicate. Published by the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, the volume carries the full institutional weight of Australia's foremost commemorative body, lending it both historical authority and enduring national significance. The anthology illustrates the unique larrikin spirit of the Australian digger — resilient, irreverent, and fiercely loyal — while also documenting the broader machinery of a nation at war. As a primary source produced in the heat of the conflict itself, it offers modern readers an unfiltered window into 1942 Australia, raising the question of what it truly meant to soldier on when the outcome of the war remained deeply uncertain.
Author: Some Of The Boys
Format: Hardback
Published: 1942, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T.
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
In the thick of the Second World War, Soldiering On: The Australian Army at Home and Overseas stands as a remarkable wartime document — a candid, ground-level chronicle of Australian military life penned not by generals or war correspondents, but by the soldiers themselves. Prepared collectively under the modest pseudonym Some of the Boys, this 1942 publication captures the lived experience of Australian servicemen across both domestic training grounds and the far-flung theatres of a global conflict, presenting an intimate portrait of duty, camaraderie, and sacrifice that no official dispatch could replicate. Published by the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, the volume carries the full institutional weight of Australia's foremost commemorative body, lending it both historical authority and enduring national significance. The anthology illustrates the unique larrikin spirit of the Australian digger — resilient, irreverent, and fiercely loyal — while also documenting the broader machinery of a nation at war. As a primary source produced in the heat of the conflict itself, it offers modern readers an unfiltered window into 1942 Australia, raising the question of what it truly meant to soldier on when the outcome of the war remained deeply uncertain.