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11 nov. 2013 · Broken Nation is a massively ambitious project. It places Australia’s war within the broader context of the wider war. We learn, for example, of the calamitous Austro-Hungarian offensive in ...
24 avr. 2015 · Imperial Romance: Broken Nation & Hell-Bent. For almost a century, our histories have explained that Australia followed Britain to war in 1914 on the basis of a political consensus. Charles Bean set the tone in the first volume of his opus The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 (1921-42): ‘If Great Britain were at war ...
1 nov. 2013 · Broken Nation is the first book to bring together all the dimensions of World War I. Combining deep scholarship with powerful storytelling, Joan Beaumont brings the war years to life: from the well-known battles at Gallipoli, Pozieres, Fromelles and Villers-Bretonneux, to the lesser known battles in Europe and the Middle East; from the ferocious debates over conscription to the disillusioning ...
Broken Nation: Australians in the Great War was the joint winner of the 2014 winner of the Prime Minister's Literary Award (Australian History), the 2014 NSW Premier's Prize (Australian History), the 2014 Queensland Literary Award for History, and the Australian Society of Authors' 2015 Asher Award; and shortlisted for the 2014 WA Premier's Prize (non-fiction) and the 2014 Council for the ...
1 nov. 2013 · The Great War is, for many Australians, the event that defined our nation. The larrikin diggers, trench warfare, and the landing at Gallipoli have become the stuff of the Anzac 'legend'. But it was also a war fought by the families at home. Their ...
Join Joan Beaumont, internationally recognised historian and author of Broken Nation, as she brings these war years to life. Joan Beaumont is an internationally recognised historian of Australia in the 2 world wars, Australian defence and foreign policy, the history of prisoners of war and the memory and heritage of war.
BROKEN NATION brings lucid insight into the mass grief and pride that has made the memory of this terrible war central to the making of Australia. Accessible and authoritative, BROKEN NATION is the essential companion as Australians head towards the centenary of the Great War. Preview this book ».
