Shattered Anzacs

Name: Shattered Anzacs
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781921410550
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Living with the Scars of War

By Marina Larsson

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Shattered Anzacs tells the untold story of thousands of Australian families who welcomed disabled soldiers home after the First World War. It offers a poignant account of the impact of physical injury and shell shock on returned soldiers and explores the lasting consequences of disablement for their families in the 1920s and 1930s. The book brings to light the daily struggles of Australia's 90,000 'changed men' and the burdens carried by their loved ones.
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Readers interested in Australian history, military history, and the social impacts of war, as well as those seeking to understand the personal and familial effects of disability following conflict.

Shattered Anzacs

Description

Shattered Anzacs tells the untold story of thousands of Australian families who welcomed home disabled soldiers after the First World War. It offers a poignant account of the impact of physical injury and shell shock upon returned soldiers, and explores the profound and lasting consequences of disablement for their kin in the 1920s and 1930s.

Drawing the reader into the emotional interior of family life, it evocatively brings to light the daily struggles of Australia's 90,000 'changed men', and reveals the significant burdens carried by their family members.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781921410550

Publisher: UNSW Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 March 2009

Country: Australia

Imprint: UNSW Press

Illustration: illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 420g

Pages: 320

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Anzac Education & Reference Health & Wellness History & Archaeology History & Military Marina Larsson Military History Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Marina Larsson has published widely on war and repatriation history and is also an expert on disability and gender history. She received the Australian Historical Association's biennial Serle Award in 2008 for her postgraduate thesis in Australian history.