The Australian People And The Great War
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
When the guns of August 1914 shattered the fragile peace of Europe, the reverberations were felt across the globe — and nowhere more profoundly than in a young Australian nation still forging its identity. The Australian People and the Great War chronicles the sweeping human story of how ordinary Australians — soldiers, nurses, wives, workers, and children — experienced the cataclysm of World War One, both on the battlefields of Gallipoli and the Western Front, and on the home front thousands of miles away. Michael McKernan, a leading Australian military and social historian, masterfully weaves together personal testimonies, official records, and social history to present a portrait of a nation tested to its very limits. Rather than focusing solely on battlefield strategy, McKernan argues that the war's truest legacy was its profound reshaping of Australian society — its grief, its pride, its divisions, and its enduring mythology. Written with clarity and compassion, this work stands as an essential account of the Anzac experience, leaving the reader to wonder whether the Australia that emerged from those years of sacrifice was ultimately the nation its people had hoped to become.
Author: Michael Mckernan
Format: Hardback
Genre: WW1
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
When the guns of August 1914 shattered the fragile peace of Europe, the reverberations were felt across the globe — and nowhere more profoundly than in a young Australian nation still forging its identity. The Australian People and the Great War chronicles the sweeping human story of how ordinary Australians — soldiers, nurses, wives, workers, and children — experienced the cataclysm of World War One, both on the battlefields of Gallipoli and the Western Front, and on the home front thousands of miles away. Michael McKernan, a leading Australian military and social historian, masterfully weaves together personal testimonies, official records, and social history to present a portrait of a nation tested to its very limits. Rather than focusing solely on battlefield strategy, McKernan argues that the war's truest legacy was its profound reshaping of Australian society — its grief, its pride, its divisions, and its enduring mythology. Written with clarity and compassion, this work stands as an essential account of the Anzac experience, leaving the reader to wonder whether the Australia that emerged from those years of sacrifice was ultimately the nation its people had hoped to become.