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SECOND HAND BOOK
It is a commonplace to say that Australia ‘came of age’ as a nation in World War I, and further, that that war marked the end of an era for European society. Here we see these developments taking place, as the graceful ordered existence and the glory of war are trampled in Flanders mud. In this book we see the impact on one family, with four brothers ‘somewhere in France’ and a map pinned to the breakfast-room wall; on the church community as one by one the young men enlist; on Wesley College, ‘the school at war’, and its proud tally of Old Boys killed. … Brian Lewis creates a brilliant kaleidoscope of the war years in Melbourne, using letters, songs and newspapers as well as his own vivid recollections. It is a portrait of a vanished way of life, as well as a record of a significant time in Australia’s development.
Specifications:
Condition: Good. Some wear on dust jacket, otherwise good condition.
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Year: 1980
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 328
ISBN: 0522841996
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