The Cost of War: Australians Return by Stephen Garton
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The Cost of War: Australians Return by Stephen Garton

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9780195539677
Book Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Author: Stephen Garton
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Place: Melbourne VIC
Year: 1996
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 298 pages
Period: 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket is in good condition with creasing at edges and spine. Some scratches to front cover near spine. Interior and binding are also very good.

The achievements of Australian servicemen and women have played a central role in shaping Australia's national identity. But while we rightly commemorate the sacrifices of Australians in war, we have ignored those who returned to Australia and their struggles to reintegrate into Australian society.

The Cost of War: Australians Return focuses on the Anzacs who returned to Australia from the First World War, the Second World War, and Vietnam. It examines the effects of combat, the emotional and physical scars borne by returned men and women, the impact of return on families and friends, the repatriation system that sought to alleviate the effects of return, and the efforts of Australians to understand the bodily, psychological, and cultural wounds of war.

Although the book presents a darker side of the Anzac experience, it is also an appreciation of how Australians have turned something so painful into a political mythology of enduring significance. Written in a clear, refreshing, and accessible style, the author's insightful analysis is based onextensive research carried out throughout Australia. (book flap)

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