Tall, bronzed, hardy, resourceful, independent and loyal. These mythical characteristics of the Anzac Diggers are central to the idea of what it means to be Australian. But did the soldiers themselves fit the stereotype, and does the myth match the reality?
Tall, bronzed, hardy, resourceful, independent and loyal. These mythical characteristics of the Anzac Diggers are central to the idea of what it means...
One of the rarely discussed aspects of the experience of soldiers in the First World War was the refusal to take prisoners during battle and in some cases the killing of prisoners in the front line. No Quarter investigates the degree to which Australian soldiers were participants in this practice both as victims and perpetrators. Despite being outlawed by the rules of war, No Quarter was a grisly fact of life in the trenches. Using official histories, repatriated prisoner statements, personal accounts, unit diaries and battalion histories, this work assesses the degree to which such unlawful...
One of the rarely discussed aspects of the experience of soldiers in the First World War was the refusal to take prisoners during battle and in some c...
Ultimately it seeks to shine a light on and provide considerable detail to a much-ignored period in Australian Rules football history, including women's football history, that was subject to much upheaval and which reflected considerable social and class divisions in society at the time.
Ultimately it seeks to shine a light on and provide considerable detail to a much-ignored period in Australian Rules football history, including women...
