Second World War : a generation of Australian heroes : an illustrated history, 1939-1945 / Richard Pelvin
- Bib ID:
- 6540806
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Pelvin, Richard, 1947-, author
- Description:
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- Richmond, Victoria : Hardie Grant Books, 2014
- ©2014
- 290 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits, maps, facsimiles ; 29 x 28 cm
- ISBN:
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- 9781742708645 (hardback)
- 1742708641 (hardback)
- Summary:
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The Second World War was an entirely different proposition for Australia from the First World War. The disastrous toll of the 1914-1918 conflict, the shattering of the idealistic schemes for international order that followed it and the presence of a hostile and feared Asian empire close to the north meant that Australians regarded the declaration of war as a grim necessity, not a cause for celebration as in 1914. This beautifully illustrated book is a moving pictorial record of the Second World War as experienced by the Australian men and women who contributed so much. More than 500 rarely seen photographs, historic maps, letters and diaries from the Australian War Memorial archives bring the Second World War to life and create an intimate portrayal of the very human side of battle. Australians fought in North Africa, the Mediterranean, Europe and across the Pacific. In these theatres of war, despite the hardships, the horrors and the loss of life suffered, the inextinguishable bravery, dignity and spirit shown by the Australians make the Second World War one of their greatest endeavours as a nation.
- Notes:
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- Previously published: 2005.
- Photographs chiefly drawn from the collection of the Australian War Memorial.
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- Other authors/contributors:
- Australian War Memorial, contributor
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