A History of Australia: The people make laws, 1888-1915The late Manning Clark aims to bring to attention the foibles and strengths in every person, traits forced to the fore in the hardship and trauma that occured during the establishment and develpment of white settlement in Australia. Clark sets out to use the tragedies and successes of national heroes such as explorerers and generals, and those of the average person such as soldiers at Gallipoli and farmer's wives, to create a memorable tableau. |
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... army officer for whom England was ' Home ' , loyalty to empire and throne the test of a man's character , and the ... army of von Kluck had carried all before it . The gallant French army , out - gunned and out - generalled , was ...
... army officer for whom England was ' Home ' , loyalty to empire and throne the test of a man's character , and the ... army of von Kluck had carried all before it . The gallant French army , out - gunned and out - generalled , was ...
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... army at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst , the fortress of class privilege in the mother country and the empire at large . In November 1914 Kitchener , in his capacity as the principal Secretary of State for War , had recommended ...
... army at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst , the fortress of class privilege in the mother country and the empire at large . In November 1914 Kitchener , in his capacity as the principal Secretary of State for War , had recommended ...
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... army : they were acting out the role of the Australian Imperial Force . The armed might of a people committed to a democratic egalitarian army was about to go into action on a foreign shore under the leadership of two English generals ...
... army : they were acting out the role of the Australian Imperial Force . The armed might of a people committed to a democratic egalitarian army was about to go into action on a foreign shore under the leadership of two English generals ...
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A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
Alfred Deakin and Henry Lawson frontispiece | 112 |
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