The Last Battle: Soldier Settlement in Australia 1916-1939

ISBN-13: 9781107125063 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 272 str.

Bruce Scates; Melanie Oppenheimer

Opis

This book maps out the deeply personal history of the soldiers' struggle to transition from Anzac to farmer and provider.

Spis treści

Part I. Managing the Men: 1. 'When the inspector calls': the yeoman quest; 2. 'Men on the margins': suspect soldiers; 3. 'I intend to get justice': moral economy; Part II. Battling the Land: 4. 'Droughts and flooding rains': markets and seasons; 5. 'A land only fit for rabbits': environmental degradation; Part III. Damaged Men: 6. 'War wrecked': sending cripples to the country; 7. 'From the farm to the asylum': mad and 'nervy' men; Part IV. Getting On: 8. 'Taking on a holding': women and families on the land; 9. 'Settling down': successful soldier settlers.