The Last Battle
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The Last Battle

Soldier Settlement in Australia 1916–1939

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The Last Battle

Soldier Settlement in Australia 1916–1939

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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.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9781316870099
Topic
History
Subtopic
Australian & Oceanian History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Foreword
  7. Contents
  8. Note to readers
  9. Images
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. Introduction ‘A Land Fit for Heroes’: Implementing soldier settlement in Australia
  12. Part 1: Managing the Men
  13. Part 2: Battling the Land
  14. Part 3: Damaged Men
  15. Part 4: Getting On
  16. Notes
  17. Select bibliography
  18. Index
  19. Plates