The Last Battle: Soldier Settlement in Australia 1916–1939

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Bruce Scates (Australian National University, Canberra) Melanie Oppenheimer (Flinders University of South Australia)

The Last Battle

Soldier Settlement in Australia 1916–1939

Bruce Scates (Australian National University, Canberra), Melanie Oppenheimer (Flinders University of South Australia)

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English

Cambridge University Press
22 September 2016

Humanities; History; Military history; First World War

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.

By: Bruce Scates (Australian National University Canberra), Melanie Oppenheimer (Flinders University of South Australia)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 252mm, Width: 175mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 1.000kg
ISBN: 9781107125063
ISBN 10: 1107125065
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 22 September 2016
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Professor Bruce Scates is Chair of History and Australian Studies and Director at the National Centre for Australian Studies at Monash University, Victoria. Professor Melanie Oppenheimer is Chair of History and Chair, School Research Committee, in the School of History and International Relations at Flinders University of South Australia.