Bibliograph

The last battle, soldier settlement in Australia, 1916-1939, Bruce Scates and Melanie Oppenheimer ; with research assistance by Will Frances [and others]

Type

Label

The last battle, soldier settlement in Australia, 1916-1939, Bruce Scates and Melanie Oppenheimer ; with research assistance by Will Frances [and others]

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The last battle

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

960978138

Responsibility statement

Bruce Scates and Melanie Oppenheimer ; with research assistance by Will Frances [and others]

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

soldier settlement in Australia, 1916-1939

Summary

When Australian soldiers returned from the First World War they were offered the chance to settle on 'land fit for heroes'. Promotional material painted a picture of prosperous farms and contented families, appealing to returned servicepeople and their families hoping for a fresh start. Yet just 20 years after the inception of these soldier settlement schemes, fewer than half of the settlers remained on their properties. In this timely book, based on recently uncovered archives, Bruce Scates and Melanie Oppenheimer map out a deeply personal history of the soldiers' struggle to transition from Anzac to farmer and provider. At its foundation lie thousands of individual life stories shaped by imperfect repatriation policies. The Last Battle examines the environmental challenges, the difficulties presented by the physical and psychological damage many soldiers had sustained during the war, and the vital roles of women and children.--, Provided by publisher

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