{"product_id":"2026200016354-secondhand-australia-goes-to-war-1939-1945","title":"Australia Goes To War: 1939-1945","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the world was once again plunged into global conflict in 1939, Australia answered the call with resolute determination, sending its sons and daughters to the farthest corners of the earth — from the deserts of North Africa to the jungles of the Pacific. Australia Goes to War: 1939–1945 by John Robertson chronicles the nation's full military experience across the Second World War, documenting the campaigns, sacrifices, and strategic decisions that shaped both the war effort and the Australian national identity. With meticulous detail, Robertson presents the human stories behind the battles, from the fallen at Tobruk and Singapore to the gruelling Kokoda Track campaign, painting a vivid portrait of a young nation tested by the most destructive war in history.\n\nRobertson writes with the authority of a seasoned historian, drawing on primary sources and official records to construct a comprehensive narrative that is at once sweeping in scope and intimate in its attention to individual experience. The work stands as a significant contribution to Australian military historiography, arguing that the Second World War was a defining crucible for Australia's sense of itself as an independent nation on the world stage. Richly detailed and unflinching in its honesty, this is a volume that will leave readers with a profound new appreciation for the courage and complexity of Australia's war — and the question of what that legacy truly means today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49336802836699,"sku":"2026200016354-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/c4d260bc-433d-4aa5-bd59-64989fe21866.png?v=1789958005","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016354-secondhand-australia-goes-to-war-1939-1945","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}