Our War: Australia During World War I
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
When the guns of August 1914 shattered the peace of a still-young nation, Australia answered the call with a fervour that would forever reshape its national identity — and Our War: Australia during World War I by Brian Lewis chronicles that extraordinary, defining moment with meticulous clarity and emotional depth. Drawing on a rich tapestry of personal accounts, official records, and social history, Lewis presents the full panorama of Australian life during the Great War: from the dusty streets of country towns emptied of their young men, to the home front where women, families, and communities endured grief, hardship, and an unprecedented transformation of daily existence. Lewis argues that the First World War was not merely a distant conflict fought in Gallipoli and the Western Front, but a total national experience that penetrated every corner of Australian society, politics, and culture. His prose is measured yet deeply human, illuminating the tension between patriotic fervour and the creeping disillusionment that accompanied the war's staggering human cost. Published by Melbourne University Press, this work stands as an essential contribution to Australian historiography — a powerful reminder that the Anzac legend was forged not only in the trenches, but in the hearts of an entire nation left forever changed by the question of what it truly means to go to war.
Author: Brian Lewis
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, Melbourne University Press
Genre: WW1
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
When the guns of August 1914 shattered the peace of a still-young nation, Australia answered the call with a fervour that would forever reshape its national identity — and Our War: Australia during World War I by Brian Lewis chronicles that extraordinary, defining moment with meticulous clarity and emotional depth. Drawing on a rich tapestry of personal accounts, official records, and social history, Lewis presents the full panorama of Australian life during the Great War: from the dusty streets of country towns emptied of their young men, to the home front where women, families, and communities endured grief, hardship, and an unprecedented transformation of daily existence. Lewis argues that the First World War was not merely a distant conflict fought in Gallipoli and the Western Front, but a total national experience that penetrated every corner of Australian society, politics, and culture. His prose is measured yet deeply human, illuminating the tension between patriotic fervour and the creeping disillusionment that accompanied the war's staggering human cost. Published by Melbourne University Press, this work stands as an essential contribution to Australian historiography — a powerful reminder that the Anzac legend was forged not only in the trenches, but in the hearts of an entire nation left forever changed by the question of what it truly means to go to war.