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Anzac and Empire: George Foster Pearce and the Foundations of Australian Defence
Hardback
Main Details
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Anzac and Empire: George Foster Pearce and the Foundations of Australian Defence
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John Connor
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| Series | Australian Army History Series |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:248 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 222,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Australia, New Zealand & Pacific history
Military history |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781107009509
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| Classifications | Dewey:994.04092 |
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| Audience | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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| Illustrations |
13 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
11 April 2011 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Anzac and Empire is the remarkable story of George Foster Pearce - a carpenter who became one Australia's most influential politicians, and the man central to how Australia planned for, and fought in, World War I. The nation's longest-serving defence minister - holding the portfolio before, during and after the Great War - Pearce saw no contradiction in being both a fierce Australian nationalist, and also a loyal subject of the British Empire.Anzac and Empire is the first full-length biography of this extraordinary Australian. Written by one of Australia's leading military historians, this book shows that to understand Australia in the Great War, you must understand the man behind it.
Author Biography
John Connor is Senior Lecturer in History, University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra
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